Every season also brings its outstanding natural larder, including spring's white asparagus, morel mushrooms and strawberries summer's bounty of fresh fruit autumn's walnuts, wild cepes and girolle mushrooms and the famed white and black truffles of winter. The Dordogne is also known as France's duck and truffle capital. The Dordogne is renowned for its love of food and drink – and boasts a long culinary heritage and a tremendous gastronomic heritage. La Roque-Gageac is built right into the cliffside the hilltop Jardins de Marqueyssac with shaded paths and mazes and beguiling Sarlat-la Canéda's picture-perfect medieval medieval medieval buildings and winding streets. The Périgord Noir tops the charts for the cliff-top villages Domme and Beynac-et-Cazenac, with a 12th-century castle and to-die-for views. The Périgord Noir (Black Périgord) gets its name from the dark and dramatic valleys of oak woods and pine.The capital of Périgord Pourpre (Purple Périgord) is Bergerac, and the area is famed for its wines.The Périgord Blanc (White Périgord) is home to the regional capital of Périgueux, limestone plateaux, broad valleys and meadows.The Périgord Vert (Green Périgord) offers verdant valleys, numerous rivers and streams.There is a lot to choose from in the region thanks to four distinct Périgord areas: The spring and late summer months are some for enjoying a walking or cycling holiday. The Dordogne's location means that sunshine is in plentiful supply from April to October. We reveal 11 things to love about the region of southwest France. The Périgord – the ancient name for the Dordogne – is a popular place for a holiday.

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