Things to do in Domme
Around Domme, Notrebellefrance lists 15 tourist sites within 12 km, including 5 villages, 5 castles and 2 caves. Not to be missed: Château de Castelnaud, Beynac-et-Cazenac and Château de Beynac.
Château de Castelnaud
Facing the Château de Beynac, whose implacable rival it was in the endless conflicts that punctuate the history of the Middle Ages.
Beynac-et-Cazenac
Seat in the Middle Ages of one of the four baronies of the Périgord, the castle withstood every assault and was taken only by Richard the Lionheart and Simon de Montfort.
Château de Beynac
It is probably from the course of the Dordogne that the fortress looks most impressive.
Grotte de domme
Domme
Ringed by ramparts, the thirteenth-century bastide tells a tumultuous past illustrated by its fortified gates and towers that served as prisons.
Château de Montfort
The château de Montfort stands literally on a rocky ledge overlooking the river and the cliffs below.
La Roque-Gageac
In the Middle Ages, La Roque-Gageac had 1,500 souls. At that time, the Dordogne supported the fishermen and gabariers of the port.
Gabares Norbert
Les jardins de Marqueyssac
A classified site, the romantic and picturesque gardens of Marqueyssac offer more than 6 kilometres of shaded walks, lined with 150,000 hand-clipped century-old box trees, and enhanced by belvederes, rockeries, water trails and open-air theatres.
Réserve zoologique de Calviac
The Calviac Zoological Reserve is a French zoological park open since 3 August 2008.
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, ranked among the "Most Beautiful Villages of France", overlooking the confluence of the Dordogne and the Céou, characterised by its terraced layout climbed along little steep lanes, is a village of exceptional heritage richness.
Le Château de Fayrac
Sarlat-la-Canéda
The town of Sarlat is a medieval town that reached its peak in the thirteenth century. The Carolingian abbey of Sarlat is the only one spared by the Vikings because it lay away from the Dordogne and its tributaries.
Château des Milandes
In the heart of the Black Périgord, the château des Milandes overlooks the Dordogne river. It was Lord François de Caumont who had this residence built in 1489 at the request of his wife, Claude de Cardaillac.
Grottes de Cougnac
About 50,000 years ago the entrance porch of the Cougnac caves was occupied by Neanderthal man.