Castle Ventadour — Attraction in Ussel

We visited during the Medieval Camp which hugely added to the visit. As others have noted, much of the castle is gone and just a ruin but nice to walk around and great views. Good information on the history of the castle as well. Those that were running the Medieval camp were lovely to meet, some explained things to us in English. We saw birds of prey, archery, weapons demonstrations, cooking, metal work,...

Beautiful castle ruins. But as it is in most of France, you better at least read french, if you want to know/learn anything. You'll can spend hours and Gbytes translating plagues, frankly embarrassing for tourist attraction of it's historic and cultural significance. But that's France... I believe some find...

Evocative ruins of a medieval castle perched on a high promontory. Impressive views over forest and rivers. The castle itself is quite small, but has several interesting features (notably the pedestrian-only access ramp, and round tower in lieu of keep). Info panels are in English as...