Bastide d'Eymet

24 km south of Bergerac, the bastide town of Eymet was built in a meander of the Dropt by Alphonse de Poitiers in 1270. Offering economic and political advantages to the inhabitants, it then formed a new town, well preserved today. Like most bastides, it has a chequered plan, a central square surrounded by arcades or cornerstones, covered passageways with shops, and many half-timbered houses.
Eymet has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the Neolithic dolmen of Eylias, the remains of the Gallo-Roman period, the traces of a feudal mound and the towers of the medieval castle, and the remains of ramparts. Its history is turbulent but nevertheless prosperous thanks to river navigation to Bordeaux. Eymet remains dynamic, to be discovered during its many events: medieval festivals, oyster and white wine festival, night markets, ...