Within the narrow limits of this capital of the Dordogne department, you can walk from the Gallo-Roman period through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance in a single day. The tourist office has an illustrated map of the city and the walk through 17 centuries of history can begin.
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00:28We are now on the place of Koder and this word is an Occitan word.
00:34In the past, here we spoke the Occitan language, it was the language of the Troubadours.
00:40And so Koder, it means a space of pasturing.
00:45On this place, in the past, you had a communal meadow.
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00:58Here, in the street that we call the Tailleferre street today, but in the Middle Ages, we spoke of the Great Street.
01:05There was only one. It went from the rampart and went in a straight line to the Saint-Franc Church, which is today our cathedral.
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01:41Now, we are going to leave this great street and I suggest you follow me directly to the 12th century, to the medieval period.
01:50In this street, you can see the traces of the old ramparts.
01:54You see these ojival openings that have been walled.
01:58Today, they are walled since it has been transformed into housing.
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02:22We have joined here a street that is parallel to the main street.
02:27It is a cart street. It is quite wide to allow the passage of carts.
02:32And so you see that the environment is a little bit bombed.
02:36And it was recommended to keep the top of the pavement since from one side to the other, this is where all the filth flowed in the Middle Ages.
02:45Music
02:51In this neighborhood, metal and leather were used.
02:54And today, it is still the case because these old ramparts have been replaced by shops.
03:02So, you can go inside and discover what the artisans do.
03:06So, on my right, you have a potter who today makes very nice vases, salad bowls, smaller pots as well.
03:47So, here we come to a small square.
03:50A small square that did not exist in the Middle Ages.
03:52I remind you that we only had two places.
03:54The place of the Coder, where we started to visit, and the place of the cloister in front of the cathedral.
03:59Here, these small squares have been created from scratch to enhance our heritage
04:04since we have been in the safeguarded sector since 1970.
04:08In the background, you can see one of these towers of nobility
04:12which is located in Rue Aubergerie.
04:14And by freeing these spaces, it allows us to escape on our monuments.
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04:25So, it is at the bottom of this Rue Aubergerie that you can also find a luthier artisan.
04:31So, he makes violins, but he can also restore older instruments.
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05:06To be continued...