Bruniquel Castle — Attraction in Montauban

What a great place to visit, for a very moderate fee - 6 Euros + 0.50 euro to rent a recorded tour guide in one of several languages, this is a must visit if you are anywhere in south western France. There are two castles for the price of one, the castles are well preserved and it's easy to imagine people living here. Of particular interest is the room devoted to the discoveries of paleo cave dwellings that may have housed Neanderthals' from 175,000 years ago. There are posters describing the discovery and the anthropological work that has been carried out in the caves with descriptions in French...

Better than I had expected. This is more than a “double castle site” as it’s a small village that was once upon a time a larger town. It has tumbledown properties in amidst those which have been renovated and it’s very much a lived in village. The ascent from the car park was very manageable for the average person again not as steep as perhaps reviews had led me to believe. There is a very good tourist information office as you enter the village. There is parking at the top of the hill with easy access to the village and castle. There are some restaurants so...

An impressive historical monument since 1840, the building (12th, 13th and 17th centuries) is built at the very top of the cliff overlooking the confluence of the Vère and the Aveyron, on the site of an ancient Roman castrum. Property of the Counts of Toulouse in the 12th century, it was shared in the 15th between two branches of the House of Comminges, which explains the current division into the Château Jeune and the Château Vieux.

Also known for having been the filming location for the movie "Le Vieux Fusil" with Romy Schneider and...