Bergerac

Have you ever seen the movie Roxanne with Steve Martin? He plays a fire chief with an unusually long nose. Well, his character is based off a real person named Savinien de Cyrano who never went to the town of Bergerac but was born in Paris and was a military hero. Legend has it, that the author Edmond Rostand, who wrote the romantic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac, was inspired by Cyrano’s love letters in 1897. If you don’t know the story then watch the movie and you will learn the story of Cyrano (sort of), it’s funny too so it’s worth it; although, Julie would recommend reading the book. Bergerac is also famous for its wine region (it is near the Bordeaux region) and its tobacco farms. Julie wasn’t feeling too good when we arrived at the free camping spot so we hung out for a bit before heading into town. The town itself wasn’t all that spectacular, so when we acquired the town map and located the statue of Cyrano, we made our way back to the van and called it a day.