Château de Bourdeilles — Attraction in Nontron

Chateau de Bourdeilles is an interesting mix of the very old, old and recently old .... but it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference. The tour of the new Chateau was well presented, interesting, historic and at times, funny! But you couldn't sense the connection between the Chateau and the stories. It felt a bit like a mish-mash museum where a lot of the items were connected with a time period rather than the house, it's inhabitants or historic events. There was obviously a gaping hole in some of the history of the place so overall, it felt a little hollow. All in all, it's still an interesting day out and the scenery from the top of the...

Great chateau to visit,loads photo options and not expensive. My only grope isxthat tge parking signs are miniscule and hard to spot as they are brown in colour.But once you get over this annoyance, the chateau more than makes up for it!We were lucky with the weather and we took a couple of hours to walk around.Then there is the village with its lovely white granite buildings,views of the chateau and a great riverside board walk giving you excellent views of the chateau buildings opposite. Really recommend this venue.Along withBrantome worth a day trip(miss our Riberac,not...

You're in for a treat if you head to this little gem, there's a tiny little village surrounding the castle which in itself is worth a little wonder around with a nice walk along the river. The castle is in 2 parts with a more traditional castle and a renaissance palace alongside with excellent views from all sides and a very helpful audio guide for €3 which can be shared amoung the group. Unfortunately the tower wasn't open when we went so we missed out on that but still very good. If you happen to be in this area I would also recommend the short drive...