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Excideuil
Excideuil is in the northern part of the Dordogne department, about 30 kilometres south of Jumilhac and 15 kilometres from Hautefort.
Excideuil has an interesting old-town itself, with a gothic church and attractive 16th century houses.
The castle in the town is set high on a rocky promontory, and successfully repelled Richard the Lionheart on three different occasions - although the main castle is not open to the public it can be admired from the outside.
If possible visit on Thursday, market day, when the village leaps to life with the busiest market in the region.
- Set in the rolling green countryside of the Northern Dordogne, the Perigord-Limousin Natural Park is nearby.
- Also to visit is Tourtoirac, a village to the south of Excideuil with the remains of an attractive abbey.
Excideuil: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites
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Places to visit - Excideuil
- Chateau de Hautefort Chateau
- Chateau de Jumilhac Chateau
- Chateau de Puyguilhem Chateau
- Chateau de Puymartin Chateau
- Montignac Town
- Segur-le-Chateau Most beautiful village
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole Most beautiful village
- Terrasson Gardens of the Imagination
- Thiviers Market town
Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)
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