Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Dordogne

Grotte ornée
24580 Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

The Rouffignac Cave, located in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne, is a cave decorated with the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its 250 mammoth prints and drawings dating back more than 13,000 years (Magdalenian).

Architecture gothique flamboyant
24530 Champagnac-de-Belair

The church of Saint-Christophe de Champagnac-de-Belair, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, is a unique nave Gothic building located in the Périgord, Dordogne. Ranked a historic monument in 1948, it is distinguished by its crossovers of warheads and its polygonal staircase turret.

Château de style Renaissance
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.

Bâtiment Renaissance
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

The house of La Boétie, a 14th-15th-century mansion in Sarlat-la-Canéda (New Aquitaine), illustrates Italian Renaissance architecture with a restored facade and a historic inner courtyard, linked to the eponymous bourgeois family.

Château de style Renaissance
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.

Grotte ornée
24260 Saint-Cirq

The Sorcier Cave, located in Saint-Cirq, Dordogne, is a prehistoric site adorned with engravings of the Upper Paleolithic, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and famous for its animal and human representations, including the figure called the Sorcier.

Architecture byzantine
24000 Périgueux

Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité Church, a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Périgueux (New Aquitaine), is a historical jewel marked by its domes and its rich architectural and religious heritage, partially destroyed and restored on several occasions.

Château de style Renaissance
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.