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46 castles with heritage protection in Dordogne

46 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 46 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 46 castles, manor houses and strongholds with heritage protection, spread across 44 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Biron (Biron Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Bourdeilles (Bourdeilles Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château d'Excideuil (Excideuil Castle) (free entry), Château de Lanquais (Lanquais Castle) (418 reviews) and Château de Carlux (Carlux Castle) (open to visitors).

21 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 15 and the prices of 14 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 46 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 34 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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