Villages of Perigord

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CASTELNAUD-
LA-CHAPELLE
Listed amongst France’s Most Beautiful Villages,Castelnaud overlooks
the confluence of the Céou and the Dordogne Rivers.The commune
boasts no less than four castles, two of which are open to the public.
ESSENTIALS
VISITS
Brantôme’s
Abbey
Bd Charlemagne
+33 5 47 45 30 12
Closed in January
Admission:5€
Brantôme
Cruises
2, rue Pierre-
de-Bourdeille
+33 5 53 04 74 71
April to end of October
Adult fare:7.50€
L’Arche de Noé
Place du marché
+33 9 79 71 17 16
April to end of October
Tickets:7.50€
Eric Simonin,
glass blower
6, bd Charlemagne
+33 5 53 35 24 13
Free admission
April to October
HOTELS-RESTAURANTS
Charbonnel
Rue Gambetta
24310 Brantôme
+33 5 53 05 70 15
Les jardins
de Brantôme
33, rue Pierre-
de-Mareuil
+33 5 53 05 88 16
LeMoulin
de l’Abbaye
1,rue Pierre-
de-Bourdeille
+33 5 53 05 80 22
LeMoulin
de Vigonac
24310 Brantôme
+33 5 53 05 87 59
EVENTS
WeeklyMarket
Every Friday morning
Local producer’s
Market
Every Tuesday morning
mid-June to
mid-September
PérigordDronne Belle
Tourist Office
Église Notre-Dame,
2, rue Puyjoli-de-Meyjounissas
+33 5 53 05 80 63
TownHall (mairie)
Bd Charlemagne; +33 5 53 29 91 44
For further
information
TruffleMarket
Friday mornings
December to March
At the Tourist Office
Brantôme
Nautical Jousting
Tournaments
Every Friday night
in July and August
At the foot of the Abbey
FURTHER AFIELD...
BOURDEILLES (9 km)
An old bridge over
the river Dronne,
picturesque houses
with clay tile roofs, the
impressive outline of
a medieval castle…
impossible to resist this
postcard-perfect village!
SAINT-JEAN-
DE-CÔLE (19 km)
Listed as one of the “Most
Beautiful Villages of
France”; charming
features of this flower
decked village include,
its old priory, La
Marthonie castle and a
delightful stone bridge
over the Côle river.
HAUTEFORT (50 km)
Situated at the gateway
of the Black Périgord
region, the village is
dominated by a
monumental XVIIth
century fortress, a rare
example of this period
to be seen in the
Dordogne area.
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