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Awarded the Most Beautiful Villages in France, the bastide of Monpazier dazzles with its exceptional character. Discover historic monuments and remarkable heritage sites
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Awarded the Most Beautiful Villages in France, the bastide of Monpazier dazzles with its exceptional character. Discover historic monuments and remarkable heritage sites
Belvès
Classified as the most beautiful villages in France, troglodytic dwellings.
Découvrez Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Dordogne) et son imposant château médiéval.
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Découvrez Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Dordogne) et son imposant château médiéval.
Perched above the Dordogne River, the village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. It is truly the perfect picture postcard village.
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La Roque-Gageac
Perched above the Dordogne River, the village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. It is truly the perfect picture postcard village.
North of Lot et Garonne, in the Haute Agen between Quercy and Périgord, the Lede Valley offers visitors a mysterious and refreshing wooded landscape! The Lede Valley has been a nature reserve since 1999.
Chateau de Gavaudun
North of Lot et Garonne, in the Haute Agen between Quercy and Périgord, the Lede Valley offers visitors a mysterious and refreshing wooded landscape! The Lede Valley has been a nature reserve since 1999.
A listed site, the romantic and picturesque gardens of Marqueyssac offer more than six kilometers of shaded paths bordered by 150000 hand-pruned box trees a hundred years old, the whole embellished with belvederes, waterways, rockeries and grassy clearings.
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Marqueyssac garðar
A listed site, the romantic and picturesque gardens of Marqueyssac offer more than six kilometers of shaded paths bordered by 150000 hand-pruned box trees a hundred years old, the whole embellished with belvederes, waterways, rockeries and grassy clearings.
Lascaux is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne region, which houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings.
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Lascaux II
Lascaux is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne region, which houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings.
The Château is symbolic of the Bergerac region and has stood proudly since the end of the 16th century when the quality of its wines was well known far beyond the borders of Aquitaine. This constancy is remarkable in a region where wars, peasant revolts and revolution hardly allowed a moment’s peace for the aristocratic properties dotted about the landscape.
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Monbazillac kastali
4 Le BourgThe Château is symbolic of the Bergerac region and has stood proudly since the end of the 16th century when the quality of its wines was well known far beyond the borders of Aquitaine. This constancy is remarkable in a region where wars, peasant revolts and revolution hardly allowed a moment’s peace for the aristocratic properties dotted about the landscape.
The Chateau de Biron has been in the Gontaut-Biron family from the 13th to the 20th century. They were one of the four baronies of the Perigord along with Beynac, Bourdeilles and Mareuil.
Over the years it endured various conflicts and damage but in the 15th century two Gontaut-Biron brothers restored and enlarged the castle in Italian Renaissance style mixed with a late flamboyant gothic style. Staircases and windows were added to the medieval towers.
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Biron kastali
The Chateau de Biron has been in the Gontaut-Biron family from the 13th to the 20th century. They were one of the four baronies of the Perigord along with Beynac, Bourdeilles and Mareuil.
Over the years it endured various conflicts and damage but in the 15th century two Gontaut-Biron brothers restored and enlarged the castle in Italian Renaissance style mixed with a late flamboyant gothic style. Staircases and windows were added to the medieval towers.
The Chateau de Biron has been in the Gontaut-Biron family from the 13th to the 20th century. They were one of the four baronies of the Perigord along with Beynac, Bourdeilles and Mareuil.
Over the years it endured various conflicts and damage but in the 15th century two Gontaut-Biron brothers restored and enlarged the castle in Italian Renaissance style mixed with a late flamboyant gothic style. Staircases and windows were added to the medieval towers.
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Sarlat-la-Canéda
The Chateau de Biron has been in the Gontaut-Biron family from the 13th to the 20th century. They were one of the four baronies of the Perigord along with Beynac, Bourdeilles and Mareuil.
Over the years it endured various conflicts and damage but in the 15th century two Gontaut-Biron brothers restored and enlarged the castle in Italian Renaissance style mixed with a late flamboyant gothic style. Staircases and windows were added to the medieval towers.
If you have children this is a great day out for the whole family. A tree adventue park, a large natural pool, mini-golf and an attractive park mean there is something for everyone. Parc en Ciel sits in 16 acres of woodland in the lovely Gavaudun valley. The River Lede runs through the park and there is also a small lake.
Be sure to look in the indoor market too as the displays are wonderful.
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Parc en Ciel
Moulin de CourranceIf you have children this is a great day out for the whole family. A tree adventue park, a large natural pool, mini-golf and an attractive park mean there is something for everyone. Parc en Ciel sits in 16 acres of woodland in the lovely Gavaudun valley. The River Lede runs through the park and there is also a small lake.
Be sure to look in the indoor market too as the displays are wonderful.
The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region. This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne River.
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Beynac kastali
Place du châteauThe Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region. This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne River.