Villages of Perigord

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ESSENTIALS
VISITS
Castelnaud Castle
+33 5 53 31 30 00
Open daily
Adults from 8.60€
(14.50€ nocturnal
events),10-17 years
from 4.30€, admission
free under 10 years
Milandes Castle
5km downstream from
the village along
the left bank of
the Dordogne
+33 5 53 59 31 21
Open daily end-March
to mid-Nov.Admission
fee includes castle
and garden tour,
falconry display
and children’s
entertainment
Adults 10€, 5-16 years
6.50€, admission free
under 10 years
HOTELS-RESTAURANTS
Maison Carré
Bakery
Le Tournepique
+33 5 53 59 33 90
Marqueyssac
Gardens by
Candlelight
24220 Vézac
+33 5 53 31 36 36
Ice-cream parlour and
tea-rooms dailyThursday
nights in summer
For candle-lit tour,
admission:candle-lit
tour 14.50€ and 7€
(+ice-cream)
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EVENTS
Beach Festival
Third week of July,
featuring Funfair,
fireworks on the
Dordogne with blaze
of glory over the village
Coteaux du Céou andValley
Tourist Office
Rue de la République. 24250 Daglan
+33 5 53 29 88 84
TownHall (mairie)
Le Bourg haut
+33 5 53 29 51 21
mairie.castelnaud@wanadoo.fr
For further
information
CanoeMarathon
Mid-September,
starts downstream
at Saint-Julien-de-
Lampon, finishes at
Castelnaud
Competition and
sporting event open
to all, beginners and
champions alike
FURTHER AFIELD...
VÉZAC (5 km)
As well as the
“Outstanding Gardens”
rated Marqueyssac
Gardens, the village
boasts a wonderful little
Romanesque church,
built in the XIVth and
XVth centuries and very
recently restored.
FLORIMONT-GAUMIER
(20 km)
Center of the Dome
wine revival since 1990,
the village combines
beautiful heritage
architecture and wine
tourism. A lookout tower
overlooks the Moncalou
winery and the walking
trails through the
vineyards.
BEYNAC-ET-CAZENAC(6 km)
Overlooked by one
of the most imposing
fortresses of the Périgord
region, the fishermen’s
homes and other
dwellings lean on the
cliff facing the river.
A meshwork of medieval
lanes interlaces as they
climb towards the castle
ramparts.
DOMME AND VITRAC
Classified amongst France’s Most Beautiful Villages since 1982,
Domme is one of the rare bastide towns in the Black Périgord
region.As it stretches out before you, the entire valley of the
Dordogne can be taken in at a glance from the promontory lookout.
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