Experts' Choice Award Cathedrale St-Front
4 expert reviews
“Périgueux's history reaches back more than 2,000 years, yet the community is best known for this odd-looking church, which was associated with the routes to Santiago de Compostela.”
– Fodor's
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A striking bell tower remains from the 12th-century church, and informed the design of Abadie’s domes. The interior is laid out in a Greek cross, and the cloisters date from the 12th to 16th centuries." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
" It was restored by Paul Abadie in the late 19C and all that remains of the original church is the handsome Romanesque bell tower. Inside, look for the monumental Baroque walnut altar piece." Full review
Frommer's "With its five white domes and colonnaded turrets, St-Front evokes Constantinople. The cathedral’s bell tower is one of the only authentic vestiges of the original church. " Full review
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