Bergerac is a popular tourist destination located in south- western France. Organising car hire from Bergerac-Dordogne Airport makes exploring this region easy for visitors – just visit our airport branch to find out how.
This region is famed for its wine and tobacco. You can visit the tobacco museum located in Bergerac and the region has 12 recognised AOCs (Apellations d'Origine Controlee) - so these wines can only properly be made here. Bergerac offers some of the best wines in the whole of the Bordeaux region.
Car hire from Bergerac-Dordogne Airport enables easy access to the whole Bordeaux region. There are several chateaux in the region, so hiring a car enables you access any of them. A simple drive down the D13 takes you straight to Chateau de Monbazillac. The 16th century listed monument has unusual, elegant architectural grace which combines Medieval and Renaissance influences.
If you're looking for a more nautical transport method you can rent canoes and spend an afternoon boating down the Dordogne River. Leisure locations can be found all along the River Dordogne, with a range of activities for all the family- from the Aqua Park Junior Land and La Jumenterie riding centre, to Cécile's Kitchen. Cécile's Kitchen offers cooking workshops and Perigordian dining, using fresh, local products.
Car rental from Bergerac-Dordogne Airport enables easy access to the whole, exciting region. Only a 6 km drive away is Perigueux, a pretty town where you can visit an amphitheatre, the remains of a temple to the Celtic goddess Vesunna, and a luxury roman villa; the house of Vesunna. There is a museum devoted to this Gallic-Roman goddess - the Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum - which helps you to imagine life at the time, surrounding you with Gallo-Roman artefacts.
