Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Dordogne

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
24630 Jumilhac-le-Grand

Jumilhac Castle, built between the 15th and 17th centuries in Jumilhac-le-Grand in Dordogne, is a private historical monument combining Renaissance architecture and French gardens, overlooking the confluence of Isle and Ruchalait.

Classic style castle
24390 Hautefort

The Château de Hautefort, an architectural jewel of the seventeenth century in the Dordogne, dominates the village of the same name. This historic monument, combining classical style and medieval heritage, embodies eight centuries of perigord history.

Castle
24370 Sainte-Mondane

The castle of Fénelon, a medieval fortress of the 12th-17th centuries, dominates the Dordogne Valley in Sainte-Mondane. Ranked a Historic Monument, it combines defensive architecture and seigneurial residence, famous as Fénelon's birthplace.

Castle
24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

The castle of Commarque, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the valley of the Beune at Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (Dordogne). This semi-troglodytic castrum, classified as a Historical Monument, combines military architecture and underlying prehistoric remains.

Castle
24250 Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Castelnaud Castle, a medieval fortress of the 13th-14th centuries, dominates Castelnaud-la-Chapelle in the Dordogne. A symbol of Franco-English rivalries, it now houses a medieval war museum.

Castle
24800 Saint-Pierre-de-Côle

The Château de Bruzac, located in Saint-Pierre-de-Côle in Dordogne, is a collection of medieval ruins dating from the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries, composed of two castles juxtaposed overlooking the Cole valley.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
24540 Biron

Biron Castle, built between the 12th and 17th centuries, dominates the village of Biron in the Dordogne. Former medieval fortress transformed into an aristocratic residence, it embodies the tumultuous history of the Périgord and the families of Gontaut-Biron, with its dungeons, double chapel and classified gardens.

Castle
24220 Beynac-et-Cazenac

Beynac Castle, a medieval fortress of the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, dominates the Dordogne in Beynac-et-Cazenac in New Aquitaine. Ranked a historic monument, it embodies the defensive architecture of the Black Perigord with its Romanesque dungeon and Renaissance apartments.