Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

In 974 Benedictine monks took refuge on a granite spur above the Portefeuille river and founded a priory, and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault grew up around it inside two rings of ramparts. The old Berry village is now a maze of narrow cobbled lanes, small squares and old houses. Contemporary art shows and a painting festival at Pentecost keep the streets busy.

Highlights

• The fortified Romanesque priory, whose church dates from around 1020
• Maison de l'Argentier, a listed 15th-century house
• The belfry, 14th-century gateway and wall-walk along the ramparts
• Foires Grasses before Christmas, when Brive producers sell goose and duck
• The 15 August fête and its large fireworks display

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