Beynac-et-Cazenac

Seat of one of the four old baronies of Périgord, Beynac sits on the Dordogne below the medieval Château de Beynac, facing Castelnaud across the river. Simon de Montfort seized the castle in the Albigensian era, but the lords of Beynac got it back and kept it until their male line died out in 1753. The hamlet of Cazenac lies three kilometres to the north.

Highlights

• The Château de Beynac, open to visitors all year
• The river front on the Dordogne, looking across to Castelnaud
• The separate village of Cazenac, three kilometres north

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.