Castles in Dordogne

Renaissance style castle
24250 Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

The Château des Milandes, built in 1489 in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne, is an emblematic monument combining medieval, neo-Gothic and Renaissance styles, famous for having sheltered Josephine Baker in the 20th century.

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24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

The castle of Tayac, built in the 12th and 16th centuries in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in New Aquitaine, is a partially troglodytic medieval building, classified as a historical monument in 1968, now home to the National Museum of Prehistory.

Renaissance style castle
24530 Villars

The Château de Puyguilhem, a 16th century Renaissance building in Villars, Dordogne, combines medieval influences with the style of the Loire castles. A secondary residence near François I, it is now classified as a historical monument.

Renaissance style castle
24240 Monbazillac

Monbazillac Castle, built at the end of the 15th century, dominates the Dordogne vineyards in Monbazillac. This historic monument, surrounded by moat, combines defensive architecture and Renaissance elegance.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
24290 Thonac

The Château de Losse, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Thonac, Dordogne, is a Renaissance jewel overlooking the Vézère Valley, combining history and remarkable gardens.

Gothic style castle
24580 Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

The Château de l'Herm, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne, is a listed historical monument, famous for its Renaissance architecture and its turbulent history linked to the Calvimont and Hautefort families.

Renaissance style castle
24150 Lanquais

The castle of Lanquais, located in Dordogne, is a building combining medieval architecture (15th century) and Renaissance (16th century), nicknamed the 'Unfinished Louvre du Périgord'. Ranked a historic monument, it illustrates the evolution of defensive and residential styles in the purple Périgord.

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24300 Saint-Front-la-Rivière

The Château de la Renaudie, located in Saint-Front-la-Rivière in Dordogne, is a 13th–12th century building, today in ruins, marked by its defensive architecture and its history linked to the noble families of the Périgord.