Perigueux

• Perigueux is a cathedral city located on the River Isle in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region of Southwestern France.

History

• During the Roman Period it was known as Vesunna or Civitas Petrocoriorum, capital of the Petrocorii Gallic Tribe, in the Province of Gallia Aquitania.

Museums

• Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum
  • The museum contains the baths and murals of a Roman House.

The Roman Sites

• Perigueux Roman Amphitheatre (Ruins)
• Perigueux Roman Gate and Walls (Citadel Vesone)
• Gallo-Roman Villa ‘Bouquets’
• Tour de Vesone (Ruins of a Roman Temple next to the Museum)

Roman Roads

• Perigueux-Saintes

Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum, Perigueux