Villages of Perigord

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MONTIGNAC
Gateway to the Valley of Mankind, home to the Lascaux caves,
Montignac has been inhabited by man for over 70,000 years. Stop
here for a fascinating discovery of the overlapping layers of time.
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ESSENTIALS
VISITS
Bastideum
Monpazier Interpretive
Center
8,rue Jean-Galmot
24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 57 12 12
Open April to October
Admission:4.80€
Youth rate:2.80€
Free entry:children
under 8
Chateau of Biron
24540 Biron
+33 5 53 63 13 39
Closed in January
Admission: 8.20€
Children
5-12 yrs: 5.30€
HOTELS-RESTAURANTS
Le Bistrot 2
Place Foirail-Nord
24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 22 60 64
Dish of the day:11.75€
Menus:19€-27.75€
Restaurant
Eleonore
5, rue Saint-Pierre
24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 22 44 00
Menus:30-51€
Hôtel Edward 1er
5, rue Saint-Pierre
24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 22 44 00
Rooms:80-210€
EVENTS
WeeklyMarket
Every Thursday
morning
Book Fair
End of July
Monpazier Tourist Information
Point
Place des Cornières, 24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 22 68 59
TownHall (mairie)
24, rue Notre-Dame, 24540 Monpazier
+33 5 53 22 60 38
For further
information
FURTHER AFIELD...
BEAUMONT-DU-PÉRIGORD
(15 km)
This quaint bastide
village shouldn’t be
missed, particularly
for its impressive XIIIth
and XIVth century
fortified church, a Gothic
masterpiece.
BELVÈS (15 km)
Perched on the summit of
a rocky spur, this fortified
village is designed
around a splendid XVth
century Market Hall.
Don’t miss the “cluzeaux”,
fascinating vestiges of
ancient cave dwellings.
VILLEFRANCHE-DU-PÉRIGORD
(20 km)
The oldest of Périgord’s
French bastide towns,
this remarkably well-
preserved medieval
village is also renowned
as the region’s chestnut
capital.
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