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The close green valleys of Perigord Vert are like an Englishman's dream of England: very rural, with plenty of space and few people, large tracts of woodland and uncultivated land - and sunshine. Less well known than the much-frequented Perigord Noir, its largely granite landscape bears a closer resemblance to the neighbouring Limousin than to the rest of the Perigord. It is partly for this reason that the most northerly tip, together with the southwestern part of the Haute-Vienne, has recently been designated as the Parc Naturel Regional Perigord-Limousin - to give it a sense of identity and draw attention to its natural assets, in an attempt to promote "green" tourism in this economically fragile and depopulated area. Perigueux , in the centre of Perigord Blanc , is interesting for its domed cathedral and its Roman remains, whose existence alone is a reminder of how long these parts have been civilized. But it is in the countryside that the region's finest monuments lie. One of the loveliest stretches is the valley of the Dronne , from Aubeterre on the Charente border through Brantome to the marvellous Renaissance chateau of Puyguilhem , the abbey of Boschaud and the perfect village of St-Jean-de-Cole , and on to the great fortress of Excideuil and the Limousin border, where the scenery becomes not mountainous but higher and less cosy. Truffle-lovers might like to take a look at Sorges , where there is a marked path through truffle country and a museum to explain it all.
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