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Château de Rastignac is a neoclassical style country house built between 1812 and 1817 of designs by the architect Mathurin Salat (1755–1822), sometimes called "Blanchard." The chateau is located in La Bachellerie, near Bordeaux in the Dordogne in France. The house was built of limestone by the Marquis de Rastignac (...)

Montignac is a town and commune in the Dordogne ''département'' of France, situated on the Vézère river. It has a beautiful old bridge, from which fireworks are launched on holidays such as the July 14 Fete Nationale and during the summer festival of world folklore and dance (...)

s in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne ''département''. They contain some of the most well-known Upper Paleolithic art. These paintings are estimated to be 16,000 years old. They primarily consist of realistic images of large animals, most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the (...)