Yet another Visit to the Dordogne in France
It really surprises me that I haven't posted anything about previous trips to the Dordogne, of which there have been many. This trip was just one week and the plan was to just relax. This time, one of the places we visited was an old favourite - a bastille town called Monpazier, not too far south-east of Bergerac. Founded circa 1284AD, with an interesting British-French history, it comprises a very large square surrounded by cloistered builldings. Nearby is the Château de Biron, another of our favourites. The first time we stumbled across this, it was a shell that was waiting to be renovated and, having visited twice since, we still loved our original discovery as we felt that we were transported back in time. We didn't visit there on this trip, though. Amongst a plethora of châteux we've been to in the region, we managed to find a couple of new ones! Just north of Bergerac is the Château de Barriere in Villamblard, which is open to the public and, currently, people can