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Beynac-et-Cazenac

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

SémhurBeynac et son château - 20090926 CC BY-SA 4.0
Chensiyuan1 Beynac-et-Cazenac 2016 CC BY-SA 4.0
Benjamin SmithBeynac-et-Cazenac - Château - 05 CC BY-SA 4.0
Benjamin SmithBeynac-et-Cazenac - Rue Costa del Port - 2 CC BY-SA 4.0
Benjamin SmithBeynac-et-Cazenac - View from South - 01 CC BY-SA 4.0
Krzysztof GolikCastle of Beynac 13 CC BY-SA 4.0
Ladislaus Hoffner2015 Beynac-et-Cazenac CC BY-SA 4.0
Michel ChanaudBEYNAC-ET-CAZENAC (Dordogne) - Ruines d' Abrillac-1 CC BY-SA 3.0
MOSSOTBeynac - Tour du couvent -02 CC BY-SA 3.0
Bonachera jfBeynac et Cazenac CC BY-SA 4.0
JebulonBeynac vu de Castelnaud CC0
Bonachera jfBeynac vue aerienne CC BY-SA 4.0

Seat of one of the four old baronies of Périgord, Beynac sits on the Dordogne below the medieval Château de Beynac, facing Castelnaud across the river. Simon de Montfort seized the castle in the Albigensian era, but the lords of Beynac got it back and kept it until their male line died out in 1753. The hamlet of Cazenac lies three kilometres to the north.

Highlights

The Château de Beynac, open to visitors all year
The river front on the Dordogne, looking across to Castelnaud
The separate village of Cazenac, three kilometres north

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Beynac-et-Cazenac (FR), Beynac-et-Cazenac (EN), Beynac-et-Cazenac (IT)), Wikivoyage (Beynac-et-Cazenac (FR), Beynac-et-Cazenac (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 397

Things to see

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Harrieta171Jambon de Bayonne.CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Harrieta171 (Wikimedia Commons user)Biarritz Piments CC BY 2.5
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Roboppy (Wikipedia user)Caneles stemilion CC BY-SA 2.5
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
EspritVinBouteille Ariane 25 ans d'Age CC BY-SA 3.0
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Elena ReginaTuber melanosporum Vittadini 1831 (Fungi Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizales Tuberaceæ) (25817500456) cro…CC0
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

13 places to stay within 3 km

Campsites 11
Hotels 2

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Nearby member villages

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle · 2.8 km
La Roque-Gageac · 3.4 km
Domme · 7 km
Belvès · 13 km
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · 19 km

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