Aquitaine
Aquitaine (Aquitaine)
Situated in south western France on the Atlantic coast and borders Spain on the Pyrenees.
Aquitaine is one of the great historic regions of France; it is also one of the largest and most varied regions of France, stretching from the foothills of the Massif Central in the north, to the Spanish border in the south, a distance of over 300 km.
The Dordogne and the Lot et Garonne consist of gentle hill country, with large areas of vineyards in the lower lying areas, and woodland and mixed farming in the hillier north east. The Dordogne area is famous for its rurality and its gentle valleys and villages, which have become very popular with second-home buyers especially from the UK and the Netherlands.
The Dordogne department is famous for its gastronomic specialities, truffles and foie-gras in particular, and is often referred to as "le Périgord", from the area around the departmental capital of Périgueux.
To the north of Bordeaux, west of the Gironde estuary, lies the area of Médoc, the most prestigious of the region's wine-producing areas while other famous vineyard areas can be found all round Bordeaux, most notably St. Emilion,
Number Département Capital
24 Dordogne Périgueux
33 Gironde Bordeaux
40 Landes Mont de Marsan
64 Pyrénées Atlantiques Pau
47 Lot et Garonne Agen
