Domme

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Philip the Bold founded Domme in 1281 as a royal bastide with the right to mint coins. The cliff it stands on rises more than a hundred metres above a great loop of the Dordogne, so its walls trace a trapezium instead of the usual grid. Knights Templar held prisoner here from 1307 left hundreds of graffiti, and in 1588 Protestants took the town by climbing the cliff at night.

Highlights

The Porte des Tours, flanked by two drum towers
Templar graffiti left by knights imprisoned from 1307
Views over the Cingle de Montfort meander of the Dordogne
Place de la Halle and the turreted Maison du Gouverneur
The GR 64 long-distance footpath across the commune

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 906

Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Domme est une ville de Dordogne, classé parmi les plus beaux villages de France.

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Events through the year

Air show Sport and games · A Sunday in July or August
Salon des peintres et plasticiens amateurs Music and arts · Three days in early OctoberShow of work by amateur painters and visual artists

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Domme) (CC BY-SA).

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat