Taxi Bordeaux — Bergerac

Bergerac is a characterful town on the banks of the Dordogne, world-famous for its association with Cyrano de Bergerac (even though the real Cyrano was Parisian!). His statue stands proudly on Place Pélissière, in the heart of old Bergerac with its half-timbered houses. The town is above all the capital of a 12,000-hectare AOC vineyard producing red, rosé, dry white wines and the famous Monbazillac, a sweet wine rivalling Sauternes. The Wine and River Trade Museum traces the history of wine commerce on the Dordogne. The old town, with its Récollets Cloister and medieval lanes, is an architectural gem.