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Périgord is one of the regions of France with the highest number of chateaux, manors, and fortresses. According to the local legend, one fairy was flying over the Dordogne with a bag full of chateaux, when the bag suddenly had a whole and lost more than a thousanddd chateaux.... According to Jean Secret a famous local historian, the Dordogne Perigord would have some 1,500 chateaux and manors.
They offer a varied architecture, but are all worth a detour. Here are those you should really go and visit...
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Beynac

An extraordinary feudal fortress: do not leave the country without admiring the extraordinary panorama from the last terrace of the chateau. Besides, this site was French, English, French... during the 100-year War. An exceptional history and a breathtaking site.
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Castelnaud

It was in the troubled context of the Crusade against the Albigensians that Castelnaud made its appearance in history. The castle was at the head of a domain of middling importance; to the north, the Dordogne River marked the boarder with the lands of the powerful barons of Beynac. The master of the domain was Bernard de Casnac, ardent defender of the Cathar faith with a reputation for cruelty. In 1214, the leader of the Albigensian Crusade, Simon de Montfort, took the castle and installed a garrison there.
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But, Casnac fought back and succeeded in retaking the castle one year later.
He hanged Montfort's entire garrison before being definitively driven out himself by the Archbishop of Bordeaux who subsequently burned the castle.
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Fénelon

Surrounded by a double wall, this strong-silhouetted château overlooks the valley down below. The birth place of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon (1651-1715), archbishop of Cambray, preceptor of the King's children and also the author of "The Adventures of Télémaque", it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful châteaux in Périgord. Built on top of a series of stony terraces, it brillantly combines the war features of the Middle Ages with Renaissance elegance.
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Commarque

Château de Commarque is situated near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, some 15 km to the North West of Sarlat. The spectacular remains of this splendid castrum proudly overlook the Valley of the Beune, and are near a natural spring that led men to settle there as soon as during prehistoric times. Near the breathtaking donjon built in 1380, archeologists have discovered the ruins of a fortified village with its knights' tower, its chapel, its houses built directly in the rock, all of which were buried away in the vegetation for 350 years, ...
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Les Milandes

Built in 1489 by François de Caumont, Lord of Castelnaud, for his wife Claude de Cardaillac who wished a "house" that would be less austere than the feudal Castelnaud, this Renaissance chateau benefits from a wonderful panorama onto the valley of the Dordogne. Lauzes-covered roofs (flat stones), panellings, large mullioned windows, and wonderfully preserved stained-glass windows give it its undisputable beauty. You'll see there Renaissance fireplaces or Art-Déco bathrooms, and gargoyles watching over the garden and over its century-old magnolias.
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Not only does the Perigord offer a thousand chateaux and manors, but it also offers a great variety of gorgeous gardens. Whether they originally belonged to a chateau or were created by garden-addicts, they're all worth a detour, and will lead you to dream of this region's beauty...
Jardins d'Eau

The Water gardens of Carsac: 3 hectares overlooking the Dordogne river; 3 hectare originally full of stones, and cultivated to create a magical scene where nympheas, lotuses, Nile papyrus rival with frogs and birds... A wonderful moment of peace,
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Jardins Suspendus de Marqueyssac

The hanging gardens of Marqueyssac listed as a National Historical Monument offer more than 6 kilometers of shaded pathes, edged with 150 000 hand-pruned boxwoods aged over hundred years.
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Hautefort

Two touristic sites in one: the former fortress of Bertrand de Born, bearing medieval defence elements, and a classical building built between 1630 and 1670, an English garden, and a garden "à la française". Listed as a Historical Monument.
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Jardins de Cadiot

Bordering the Lot and Sarlat regions, between Sarlat and Souillac, nestling in a forest of green oaks, welcome to an incredible garden spreading out on two hectares, and many terraces. You'll enjoy the artistic design of its owners, the lines, the space, the atmosphere, the originality...
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Jardins à la Française d'Eyrignac
The French-style gardens of the Manoir d'Eyrignac can be compared to no other, and are considered to be one of the most beautiful gardens in France. They were created in the 18th century, and were turned ino an English-style garden in the 19th century, in keeping with the fashions of the time.
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Dordogne, the Land of Mankind! A region that was elected by men during prehistoric times. This country has been inhabited since some 450,000 years, i.e. one quarter of Mankind's History. Whether shelters, underrock shelters, caves or painted caves, those of you who like Prehistory and prehistoric remains will not be disappointed in the Dordogne. Here are what we deem worth a real detour...

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Lascaux II

Situated in the Dordogne, near to the village of Montignac-sur-Vézère, in the heart of Périgord Noir, lies Lascaux, the masterpiece of prehistoric art. This cave of medium size for the region extends for about 200 metres and is made up of alternating chambers which are more or less circular, and passages.

The frescoes represent numerous animals: horses, bulls, deer, ibex, as well as members of the cat family, a bear, a rhinoceros and even an imaginary creature commonly known as the " unicorn". These paintings are accompanied by enigmatic symbols. The positioning of certain paintings on the rock face and the presence of holes 2 metres from the ground indicate that scaffolding was used.
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Grotte de Rouffignac

An immense cave, more than 8 kilometers of galleries, that you can explore from the comfort of an electric train. This cave represents the high point of prehistoric art, with drawings and engravings of bison, ibex, rhinoceros and mammoth ' ancient art dating back 130 centuries. The stunning natural architecture and numerous tracks left behind by bears are the setting of an altogether different world.

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Gouffre de Proumeyssac

Proumeyssac is currently the largest developed cave in the Périgord. A tunnel provides easy access to this huge underground vault, whose walls are adorned with countless crystallizations of exceptional density. A light show combined with a musical background add to the originality of this site. The 45 minute visit, with commentaries by knowledgeable guides, will be an unforgettable experience. This huge underground vault can be encompassed in a single glance. The density and variety of the crystallizations ornating the walls are of undeniable geological interest.
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Gouffre de Padirac

The Gouffre at Padirac is a natural, 75 metre chasm that shows on the limestone plateau of the "Causse de Gramat" in the Lot, below which, at 103 metres underground flows a river. The Gouffre is in the Department of the Lot, on the borders of Périgord and Quercy in the Midi-Pyrénées region of the South West of France.
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Grottes de Lacave

On gagne le centre de ce monde souterrain par un train électrique. La visite des 12 salles, représentant 1,6 Km de galeries ouvertes au public, commence à la salle du chaos, on atteint ensuite la Tarasque, une cascade de stalactites, où une roche évoque la forme d'un animal fabuleux, tapi au bord de l'eau. On traverse ensuite le couloir des neiges, la salle des trois parques, puis se terminant en cul-de-sac, la salle de la vierge renferme une statuette naturelle représentant une vierge a l'enfant et appelée bien sûr Notre-Dame de Lacave.

De l'autre côté du chaos, passé la salle du grand dôme au plafond haut de 60 m, les lacs souterrains se font plus nombreux, les concrétions prennent des formes de plus en plus curieuses. Au pied d'une étrange colonne aux pattes d'araignée semble reposer un crâne; la salle des mirages offre le saisissant spectacle d'une ville engloutie, en fait le reflet du plafond dans l'eau pure des gours.
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