Mind your P's and Q's...

Do you know your Périgord from your Quercy? To most English speakers, the area covered by this site is colloquially known as 'The Dordogne' - in the same way that Provence, Brittany and other fairly loosely defined areas cover other parts of France: Read on for a simple explanation of the physical and political geography of the area, many terms for which are blended into current and traditional descriptions.