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5 12th­century church. The France. Partially fortified and
cupola of the church used to
built as a pleasure palace in
St-Jean-de-Côle be the largest in the region – honour of King Louis XIII’s
too large, it seems, for it fell secret love, the Marquis de
! D6 ⌂ Dordogne down twice in the 18th and Hautefort’s sister Marie, the
EXPERIENCE The Dordogne St­Jean­de­Côle’s medieval, gave up, and there has been views of the rolling country ­
n 19 rue du Château;
19th centuries. The second
castle sits among French gar­
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time it happened, the builders
dens on terraces with superb
humpbacked bridge gives
a plank ceiling ever since.
side of northeast Périgord.
In the village, the hospice, of
the best view of this lovely
Dordogne village set in hilly
a similar date, has a fascin­
ating museum of early
countryside. Stone and half­
6 " ' -=
timbered houses, roofed with
medical implements.
the distinctive red­brown tiles
of the region, cram the narrow
! D6 ⌂ Dordogne
streets around the main Château de Hautefort 7
# Hours vary, check
square. Here stand a covered website ∑ chateau-
marketplace, château and Brantôme
hautefort.com
! D6 ⌂ Dordogne @
Hautefort clings to the sides n Notre Dame church;
of a steep hill topped by a www.perigord-dronne-
massive 17th­century château, belle.fr
one of the finest in southwest
Surrounded by the River
Dronne, Brantôme is often
A picturesque river called the Venice of the
path in Brantôme, Périgord Vert. Its medieval
leading to the main abbey and 11th­century belfry
street in town (inset) (reputedly the oldest in

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