Chateau des Milandes
Chateau Milandes is a few kilometres west of Beynac (Milandes is to the south of the river, Beynac to the north).
The chateau was built in 1489 by the Lord of Castelnaud - it seems that Lady Castelnaud wanted somewhere a bit more welcoming to live than the Castle Castelnaud.
Around 1900 the Chateau was 'prettified' by adding towers, arcades and turrets, and soon after the formal gardens were designed and planted.
Most unusually for a castle in the Dordogne, it is during the 20th century that Milandes reached the height of its fame. This began in the 1930's when the castle was bought by the famous American cabaret singer/dancer called Josephine Baker.
Josephine and her life now dominate the chateau - happily she had a very colourful life, from her early days performing in a banana skirt (and nothing else), through her wartime work in helping the French resistance fighters, and on to her subsequent adoption of numerous children from around the world - her so called 'rainbow tribe'. she was adopted and loved by the French people.
Sadly financial ruin meant Josephine had to leave the chateau eventually, but her memorable life is commemorated in the chateau museum dedicated to her, and in the rooms decorated in art-deco style.
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Places to visit near Chateau des Milandes, France
Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Chateau des Milandes.
Some places to visit within 30 km: 
16 km: Belves (Most beautiful village) 3 km: Beynac (Most beautiful village) 4 km: Chateau de Beynac (castle) 4 km: Chateau de Castelnaud (castle) 21 km: Chateau de Commarque (castle) 16 km: Chateau de Montfort (castle) 7 km: Domme (Most beautiful village) 19 km: Font-de-Gaume (cave system) 26 km: Gourdon (Lot) (Recommended stopover town) 4 km: La Roque-Gageac (Most beautiful village) 22 km: La-Roque-Saint-Christophe (World Heritage Site) 26 km: Lascaux caves (Renowned cave paintings) 27 km: Le Bugue (town) 20 km: Les Eyzies (Prehistory Centre) 13 km: Saint-Cyprien (attractive town) 22 km: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (Most beautiful village) 11 km: Sarlat (Renowned town) 20 km: Vezere Valley (World Heritage Site) 22 km: Villefranche-du-Perigord (Bastide town)
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