The Dordogne is one of the regions of France with the highest number of chateaux, manors, and fortresses. According to the local legend, one fairy was flying over the Dordogne with a bag full of chateaux, when the bag suddenly had a hole and lost more than a thousand chateaux.... According to Jean Secret a famous local historian, the Dordogne Perigord would have some 1,500 chateaux and manors. They offer a varied architecture, but are all worth a detour. Here are those you should really go and visit...

Château de Beynac An extraordinary feudal fortress: do not leave the country without admiring the extraordinary panorama from the last terrace of the chateau. Besides, this site was French, English, French... during the 100-year War. An exceptional history and a breathtaking site

Château de Castelnaud It was in the troubled context of the Crusade against the Albigensians that Castelnaud made its appearance in history. The castle was at the head of a domain of middling importance;

Château de Fénelon Surrounded by a double wall, this strong-silhouetted château overlooks the valley down below. The birth place of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon (1651-1715), archbishop of Cambray, preceptor of the King's children and also the author of "The Adventures of Télémaque", it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful châteaux in Périgord.

Château des Milandes Built in 1489 by François de Caumont, Lord of Castelnaud, for his wife Claude de Cardaillac who wished a "house" that would be less austere than the feudal Castelnaud, this Renaissance chateau benefits from a wonderful panorama onto the valley of the Dordogne.

Château de Commarque The spectacular remains of this splendid castrum proudly overlook the Valley of the Beune, and are near a natural spring that led men to settle there as soon as during prehistoric times.