Château de Biron

The Dordogne


Eight kilometres south of Monpazier, this much-filmed château is a glorious mishmash of styles, having been fiddled with by eight centuries of successive heirs. The castle was finally sold in the early 1900s to pay for the extravagant lifestyle of a particularly irresponsible son. It’s notable for its slate turrets and double loggia staircase, supposedly modelled on one at Versailles.


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2. Bastideum

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3. Château de Bonaguil

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4. Cloître de Cadouin

12.38 MILES

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5. Grottes de Maxange

14.23 MILES

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6. Château de Lanquais

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7. Château des Milandes

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8. Château de Castelnaud

18.6 MILES

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