Montignac Travel Guide

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THE BRIDGE

THE BRIDGE, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  Arriving in Montignac by Car, we crossed over this bridge to reach the information Centre.What I didn't realize until looking upstream and seeing the Arches, this was quite a beautiful bridge, old too, being built between 1766 and 1777.The original Bridge was burnt by... 

SAINT PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC

SAINT PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  This large 16th century Catholic Church in Montignac can be see from most area's of the Town. Seeing the door was open, I was able to have a look around inside.Coming outside, I passed through some Arches, but not before stopping and taking some nice photo's.The Place de... 

RUE LAFITTE & PLACE CARNOT

RUE LAFITTE & PLACE CARNOT, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  These are two streets in the old historic area of Montignac......This is the opposite side of the River to the Tourist Information Centre.I loved this area!First, Rue Lafitte.................This road near the Bridge comes under the name of Quai Merilhou, and it is here... 

THE RIVERSIDE

THE RIVERSIDE, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  Montignac, and like all these historic old towns, if there is a River flowing through the town, I like to head there.Why? Well, often I get nice reflection photo's of the old homes. Well, I wasn't so lucky this time as a light breeze had come up and spoilt the "real nice"... 

CHATEAU DE MONTIGNAC

CHATEAU DE MONTIGNAC, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  The Chateau de Montignac really stood out when I was taking photo's from across the River.Back I went to the Car and soon we were on our way to the other side of the River to see the Chateau at a closer distance.Well, it is on a small hill as is mainly in ruins now. It was... 

PRIEURE SAINT GEORGES

PRIEURE SAINT GEORGES, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  The Prieure Saint Georges is opposite the Tourist information centre. The old building had signs out the front saying it was a craft expo. It didn't cost any admission fee, and as I do Craft work, I went inside and had a look. I wanted to see if there was anything different... 

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  This centre is located in central Montignac, in a 13th century building that used to be the Hospital of Saint Jean l'Evangeliste.Montignac is another old town, and has the Vezere River flowing through the centre. I walked around some of the town, if I had longer, I would... 

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Local Customs  

FOR 'SHY' MEN!

FOR 'SHY' MEN!, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  I am talking about Toilet's in Montignac. We did find some in Montignac, one was shared by Women and Men, and the other was an open air concern for the Men, and us Ladies had our own in the same complex. This was in Rue Tournon, beside the River.If you have a look at the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

HAUTEFORT

HAUTEFORT, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  Hautefort the town, is worth having a drive around after seeing the Chateau. We passed by the Castle walls, through an arch gate, and followed the narrow, one lane road through the town. It was quite pretty, with Rose's hanging over fence's and many old homes. In the main... 

GARDENS OFCHATEAU HAUTEFORT

GARDENS OFCHATEAU HAUTEFORT, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  We didn't get to see all the gardens as the Chateau was closed, but we did manage to view quite a bit from the hillside. There used to be Formal gardens dating back to the 17th century, but they are no longer here.In 1853, they were completely re-done on the orders of... 

CHATEAU HAUTEFORT

CHATEAU HAUTEFORT, Montignac

 balhannah Says:  Chateau Hautefort is located about halfway between St.Yrieix-La-Perche and Montignac. We were following the D704, when I noticed the Brown tourist signpost. A quick stop in the Car, then a U- turn and we were on our way to the Chateau! Thankgoodness it was only a short drive... 

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BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF MONTIGNAC

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 Our main reason for coming to Montignac, was to see the famous Lascaux Caves. We went and saw them, and they were fantastic! 

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Pretty Montignac - River town

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 Sunny Montignac with the sluggish Vezere river slipping past, hasn't always been this way. Between 10 and around 50,000 years ago - that's before TV existed, folks - the area was dry and desperately... 

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