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Tourism in Aquitaine

Accommodation and self catering in Aquitaine : gironde, dordogne, lot, garonne, pyrenees atlantiques, landes, perigord

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Monpazier, bastide du Périgord

Monpazier, a typical Perigord bastide (fortified village), was founded by Edward I of England in 1284. Like most bastides (there are nearly 300 of them in the Southwest of France), it was built according to a strict pattern : the square (Place des Cornières) is surrounded by arcades and the streets follow a rectilinear plan. The houses around the square were built from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Monpazier was hit by most of the...