La Truffière

Vesunna

Roman Périgueux, beneath a museum of glass

58 min from La Truffière

Photo: Père IgorCC BY-SA 3.0

A Gallo-Roman villa and its temple tower

Jean Nouvel set a hall of glass and steel over the painted walls of a wealthy first-century townhouse. A few steps away stands the Tour de Vésone, the twenty-four-metre cella of a Gallo-Roman temple, split open but standing after eighteen centuries.

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  • Self-guided visit
  • Allow 2 hours