Can you visit the château de Belcastel?

No, it is a private property closed to the public.

How can I see the château from outside?

It can be seen from the RD 43 road or from the GR 6 footpath running below along the cliffs.

How old is the château?

It retains a fifteenth-century keep, incorporated into a residential wing reworked between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Is the château protected as a historic monument?

Yes, it is listed as a monument historique, and the surrounding site has been listed since 1954.

Are there other sites nearby worth visiting?

The Lacave caves, open to the public, are located in the same area.

Château de Belcastel

Belcastel Castle

Lacave

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Lacave

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Belcastel stands in Lacave (Lot), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Belcastel overlooks the meeting point of the Dordogne and Ouysse rivers, in the commune of Lacave in the Lot département, set atop cliffs more than fifty metres high. A fifteenth-century keep survives, absorbed into a residential block reworked at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, while a separate chapel, first recorded in the twelfth century, stands a short distance from the main building. The site featured in a Georges Lautner film shot in the early 1970s. As a private property, it is not open to visitors.

Written from Château de Belcastel (Lot)

Where this château is

Lacave · Lot · Occitanie

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Address

Lacave, Lot

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit)

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de Belcastel?: No, it is a private property closed to the public.
How can I see the château from outside?: It can be seen from the RD 43 road or from the GR 6 footpath running below along the cliffs.
How old is the château?: It retains a fifteenth-century keep, incorporated into a residential wing reworked between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Is the château protected as a historic monument?: Yes, it is listed as a monument historique, and the surrounding site has been listed since 1954.
Are there other sites nearby worth visiting?: The Lacave caves, open to the public, are located in the same area.