Castelnaud Castle has a legendary place in the history of medieval warfare in Périgord. It is the kind of castle every child dreams of. This reputedly impregnable stronghold atop a rocky spur overlooking the Dordogne Valley offers splendid views of t ...

Over the centuries, thousand-year-old Hautefort château near the Lascaux caves has become an architectural jewel and a treasure of Périgord history. In the 12th century it was the focus of a bitter struggle between the illustrious soldier-troubadour ...

First a prehistoric cave dwelling, this cliff and rock shelter is now a vertical labyrinth and a testament to the history of mankind. This unique site, classified as a Historic Monument, is the only one of its kind still intact today.


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Former home of Josephine Baker The lord of Caumont had Milandes built for his wife in 1489, and the château has kept all the feminine charm of a home worthy of "Sleeping Beauty" ever since. International singing star Josephine Baker became the o ...

The immortal guardian of time. Commarque, between Sarlat and Les Eyzies, is a real miracle of human history. At its origins was a gushing spring feeding the Beune. Fifteen thousand years ago it was the cradle of the Magdalenians, who dwelled in the c ...

Playing with history. Medieval Bridoire Castle, 12 km south of Bergerac and a stone’s throw from the Monbazillac vineyards, bears witness to history. It was rescued from ruin by the enthusiastic Guyot family, which partly restored the landmark and op ...

The Napoleon Museum in La Pommerie houses private collections having to do with the imperial family: an outstanding exhibit of 500 objects (paintings, sculptures, personal effects, uniforms, weapons, furniture and dishes), including 150 listed histor ...

Private property inhabited from the 12th to 16th centuries consisting of ramparts forming a defensive system and a Renaissance wing. The gardens, rooms with a collection of portraits, library, cellar including a 12th-century vaulted room, and chapel ...

Mondot de La Marthonie, who became president of the Parliament in 1514, had the Château de Puyguilhem built on the site of a medieval dwelling in the early 16th century. Located in a park-like setting 15 km from Brantôme, Puyguilhem's soaring rooflin ...

The 1st Count of Jumilhac (1597), an alchemist and scientist, left a Romanesque and mysterious imprint on this feudal building (12th to 15th century). One room, decorated with esoteric frescoes, was home for thirty years to “La Fileuse”, the sequeste ...

If it hadn’t been for an extraordinary advertiser who fell in love with château de Sauvebœuf, this gem that languishes on the banks of the Vézère would have disappeared from history. Claude Douce, an adventurer with the love and patience of a true co ...

Lanquais est un château féodal avec un corps de logis encadré par de grosses tours à créneaux, avec mâchicoulis et meurtrières, et un château Renaissance qui s’inspire de l’aile Lescot du Louvre.
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Construit de 1564 à 1581 par Pierre de Bourdeille, célèbre chroniqueur du XVIème siècle, plus connu sous le nom de Brantôme, le château de Richemont est «son œuvre de pierre» qu’il a réussi à terminer avant sa mort, le 5 juillet 1614 : il y rédigea s ...