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Saint-Sacerdos cathedral is largely gothic style. It has seen many changes, an architectural timeline attested by its bell tower: the Romanesque base is the oldest part of the building (XIIth century), the last floor is XVIIth and the bulb-shaped belfry dates from the XVIIIth century.

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The Birthplace of La Boétie

Etienne de La Boétie (1530-1563), Renaissance humanist, poet and philoso- pher and close friend of Montaigne, was born in Sarlat’s most beautiful town- house. The “Hotel de la Boétie” located on Peyrou Square D  , was built in 1525. One of Sarlat’s most illustrious figures, this son of a royal officer is famous for his Discourse on Voluntary Servitude or the Anti-Dictator, considered one of the founding texts of modern democracy.

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