Travel through time and the stories of the lords of Caumont!

Name: ¡Viaje en el tiempo y las historias de los señores de Caumont!
Start: 2023-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Château des Milandes

Discover the animations organized by the castle for this special weekend!

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

©Château des Milandes

Discover the animations organized by the castle for this special weekend! Saturday and Sunday: - Open visits from 9:30 am to 7 pm. - Raptors show at 11:15 am, 3 pm and 4:30 pm. - Immersion aviary open from 10h to 18h30. - Archaeology workshop (8-15 years) at 14h15, on reservation. - Immersion aviary open from 10h to 18h30. - Presence of the Salamande Guard for skits telling the life of the lords of Caumont at noon, 3:35 pm and 5:10 pm (demonstrations of 30 minutes in front of the castle).

About the location

Château des Milandes

Milandes, 24250 Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Built in 1489 by the Lord François de Caumont, the castle of Milandes enjoys a wonderful panorama on the valley of the Dordogne. In the past manorial house, it is restored in 1900 by a French industrialist who makes build tours(towers,ballots), turrets, terraces, balustrades and many sculptures in a typically Gothic style. In 1908 is then drawn a regular garden and an environmental garden thanks to the architect landscapist Jules Vacherot. It is in 1947 when he(it) becomes the property of big(great) Joséphine Baker, artist, Resistance fighter, activist and generous mother. The regular garden such as it had been drawn in 1908 has restore and just been inaugurated in June, 2016, it is decorated with an exceptional route(course) of water.