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Visit Chateau de Montfort

Montfort village is a small village that is dominated by the chateau at the highest point in the village - the river at this point follows a large sweep as the cingle de Montfort.

Curiously the chateau is named after Simon de Montfort, who burned the castle to the ground as part of his crusade in the region. Perhaps rebuilt more than any other castle in the region, chateau de Montfort has been knocked down and reconstructed four time during the intervening centuries.

At this point I must apologise - I took the photo below from directly below the castle, and only as we drove off did I realise that much the best view is from slightly outside the village, by which time it was too late to stop again! It really is one of the most scenic castles in the Dordogne Valley.

If you see the castle from the river you will see that it is perched perilously on a large outcrop of rock above the river Dordogne.

Unfortunately the chateau is private and cannot be visited.

Montfort village

Montfort village and Chateau are just 7 km from Sarlat. The place de la Mairie is in the centre of the village and on the square is the église Saint-Martin built in the 12th century.

The village itself is small and attractive, with medieval buildings in the traditional yellow stone gleaming below the chateau.

Take a look at the dolmen of Peyre Levade but known locally as the 'devil's stone'!

Near to Montfort

There is a very nice garden called 'Le Clos des Source' at Vitrac. Well worth a visit.

You can also visit the Dordogne castles and chateaux at Dordogne castles and chateaux, now with an interactive google map