About 40 minutes by car from Rocamadour, and just 15 minutes from Autoire, stands what is probably the most impressive castle in the old Quercy province of southwestern France. Its name is Castelnau-Bretenoux [kass-tell-no bru-tuh-noo]. The Michelin Green Guide (for Périgord and Quercy) describes it as an
énorme masse rouge and says its lacy stonework is
de couleur sanguine. It was built starting in the 11th century. It is open to the public and owned by the French government. We didn't take the tour of the interior. Here's a
link to Castelnau's web site.
Beautiful!
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