Museums

Musee du Tabac a Bergerac
The Tobacco Museum of National Interest was founded in 1950 by the Management of French Museums. Since 1982, it has been reorganised according to new museum norms and housed in the beautiful building "La Maison Peyrarède" which was renovated by the town of Bergerac. The 17th century mansion with its main façade on "rue de l'Ancien Pont", is a fine example of Renaissance anal classical architecture and one of the prized jewels of Bergerac's heritage. click here to view the official website

Musee du Velocipede a Cadouin
The museum sits at the church’s chevet and houses the world’s largest collection of velocipedes. It offers an original and educational visit which will take the visitor right through the history of the velocipede from the draisene (1817) to the bicycle (1940) via the ‘Grand Bi’ and the ‘Petite Reine’.



Of particular interest : Victor Hugo’s draisene, Jules Verne’s velocipede, Sadi Carnot’s bicycle, Maurice Garin’s bicycle from the very first Tour de France (1903), Posters and an exhibition of roller skates dating from 1899.





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