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130 castles from the Renaissance in Dordogne

130 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 313 castles we list in Dordogne, these 130 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 130 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 109 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Maison forte de Reignac (open to visitors), Château de Biron (Biron Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Campagne (Campagne Castle) (free entry), Château d'Excideuil (Excideuil Castle) (494 reviews) and Château de Lanquais (Lanquais Castle) (a listed historic monument).

33 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 29 and the prices of 19 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 32 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 130 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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