It was re-built a few more times over the centuries and has looked as it does now for more than century. In the first photo here, you can see how a village has grown up around the base of the castle.
01 May 2026
Dordogne châteaux ( 1): Castelnau
This was one of our first stops as we rode into the Dorgogne province 20 years ago. It's called Castelnau (meaning "New Castle"). A first castle was built on this site in the 12th century, but it was torn down a century later. Then, for several centuries, Castelnau was often more of a construction site or ruin than it was a functioning château, from what I've read.
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We visited CastelNau in April of 2001, back when travel was much easier. I especially like the prehistoric exhibits in the Dordogne.
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Castelnau, but I've enjoyed learning the history of the various lords having strong hold fortresses built a day's ride from each other, over their lands.
ReplyDeleteIt's new for me!
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