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Domme is a commune of approximately 1,000 inhabitants located in the ''département'' of Dordogne, in southwestern France. The town, an example of the medieval fortified town known as a bastide, was founded by Philip the Bold in 1281. Graffiti by Knights Templar imprisoned here following the dissolution of the order in 1307 may be observed on the tower gates (...)

La Roque-Gageac is a small village in the Dordogne ''département'' of France. Perched above the Dordogne river, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful villages in (...)

The Château de Montfort is a castle in the French ''commune'' of Vitrac in the Dordogne département, part of the region of Aquitaine. The castle clings to a promontory overlooking the ''Cingle de Montfort'' (Montfort Meander) on the Dordogne River. Its grandiose setting "aroused the envy of those who wished to rule Périgord" so that its history is a long series of battles and sieges (...)