Exploring The Beautiful Villages And Towns Of The Dordogne Valley In France
Wow! I never quite realised how much I saw “absolutely” until I watched this video back (the title really should be “how many times can you say absolutely in a week”) though to be totally fair, this isn’t me exaggerating – the Dordogne valley in France is all of absolutely beautiful, absolutely stunning, absolutely amazing, absolutely fantastic… and so much more! :-) Let me show you exactly what I mean!
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The Dordogne, France: Perfectly Medieval Beynac
More info about travel to the Dordogne: The feudal village of Beynac is a perfectly preserved medieval village, with the Dordogne River at its doorstep. In villages like this, there's nothing to really tour. It's just plain pretty.
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PÉRIGORD. A tour around the region / PERIGORD. Un paseo por la región.
The Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région.
The geography and natural resources of Périgord make it a beautiful, unspoiled region rich in history and wildlife, and the newly created Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin aims to conserve it as such.
Périgord is noted for its cuisine, especially its duck and goose products, such as confit de canard and foie gras. It is known as a centre for truffles in France. Périgourdine wines include Bergerac (red and white) and Monbazillac.
This video includes several of the main touristic buildings and sites of the region as:
Château de Hautefort.
Château de Jumilhac.
Perigueaux:
- Cathédrale Saint-Front.
- Place de l'ancien Hôtel de Ville.
- Place du Coderc.
- Rue Limogeanne.
- Boulevard Michel Montaigne.
- Place Francheville.
- La Tour Mataguerre.
- Hôtel Sallegourde.
- Place de Navarre.
- Hôtel d'Abzac de Ladouze.
- Maison des Consuls.
- Square d'Amberg.
Bourdeilles.
Château de Puymartin.
Sarlat-La-Canéda.
- Maison de la Boëtie.
- Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos.
- Lanterne des morts.
- Le Présidial.
- Hôtel Plamon.
- Hôtel de Vassal.
- Hôtel de Gisson.
- Ancien eglise Sainte-Marie. Marché couvert.
- Hôtel de Ville.
- Hôtel de Maleville.
- Chapelle des pénitents blancs.
Jardins de Marqueyssac.
Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle.
Beynac-et-Cazenac.
- Château de Beynac.
Abbaye de Cadouin.
Château de Bannes.
Château de Beynac, Medieval Castle in Dordogne, France
The Château de Beynac is a castle situated near Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne, France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region and is regarded by many as a major medieval monument. It certainly has a middle-ages character, with an austere appearance, dark rooms, stone and iron.
Over-looking the Dordogne River, it was built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac. The castle played a key role in the 100-Years War.
Some additional information, courtesy of Wikipedia:
The oldest part of the castle is a large, square-shaped, Romanesque keep with vertical sides and few openings, held together with attached watch towers and equipped with a narrow spiral staircase terminating on a crenellated terrace. To one side, a residence of the same period is attached; it was remodelled and enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries. On the other side is a partly 14th century residence side-by-side with a courtyard and a square plan staircase serving the 17th century apartments. The apartments have kept their woodwork and a painted ceiling from the 17th century. The Salle des États (States' Hall) has a Renaissance sculptured fireplace and leads into a small oratory entirely covered with 15th century frescoes, included a Pietà, a Saint Christopher, and a Last Supper in which Saint Martial (first bishop of Limoges) is the maître d'hôtel.
At the time of the Hundred Years' War, the fortress at Beynac was in French hands. The Dordogne was the border between France and England. Not far away, on the opposite bank of the river, the Château de Castelnaud was held by the English. The Dordogne region was the theatre of numerous struggles for influence, rivalries and occasionally battles between the English and French supporters. However, the castles fell more often through ruse and intrigue rather than by direct assault, because the armies needed to take these castles were extremely costly: only the richest nobles and kings could build and maintain them.
The castle was bought in 1962 by Lucien Grosso who has restored it.
Visitors to the castle can see sumptuous tapestries showing hunting and other scenes from the lives of the lords of the period. The Château de Beynac has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1944.
Beynac castle has served as a location for several films, including Les Visiteurs by Jean-Marie Poiré, in 1993, La Fille de d'Artagnan by Bertrand Tavernier, in 1994, Ever After by Andy Tennant, in 1998, and Jeanne d'Arc by Luc Besson, in 1999. The village of Beynac below the chateau, also served as a location for the film Chocolat by Lasse Hallström, in 2000.
Sarlat-Le-Caneda, Beautiful Medieval Town! (DORDOGNE FRANCE)
Come with me as we explore Sarlat-Le-Caneda, France, a beautiful medieval town where you feel the magic of the Dordogne villages.
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Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne - Travel in France
Sarlat-la-Canéda, or simply Sarlat, is a town in the Dordogne department, in Aquitaine in southwestern France. The region is known in France as the Périgord Noir (the Black Périgord).
It is one of the most appealing, and popular, of the Dordogne villages, (or towns). It developed around a large Benedictine abbey of Carolingian origin. The medieval Sarlat Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Sacerdos.
Because Sarlat has been ignored by the events of recent centuries most of the town has been preserved and is representative of 14th century France. Restoration work has been impeccable and authentic.
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Village Beynac, Dordogne, Périgord, Aquitaine, France
Village Beynac, on the Dordogne river, is known as one of Frances' most beautiful villages.
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