Monsac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Château de Monsac is a former manor house that was under the authority of the Seigneurie de Beaumont. Its polygonal stair tower, with the adjoining three-storey residential building, dates from the 15th century. The tower features Gothic decoration consisting of hooks, stylised cabbage leaves and pinnacles.

Those planning a stay in Monsac may wish to rent a holiday apartment for this purpose.

Culture

The Château de Monsac includes machicolations, a moat, as well as loopholes and crossbow slits distributed throughout the walls.

The Église Saint-Martial belongs to a parish that was already mentioned in 1286 and was built on the remains of an older structure. The medieval church was burned down during the Hundred Years’ War and subsequently rebuilt. Today, it has a single-nave bell gable with an opening for the bell and a cross-shaped gable finial.

The Croix de Saint-Martial is a carved cross above a statue of Saint Martial, the patron saint of the village parish.

Earlier periods are also present in Monsac: numerous tools from the stone-working period have been found on the plateaus of the municipality; large workshops for the manufacture of axes were located there. The Cluseaux in Monsac bear witness to the Gallic period, while stone tombs recall the Roman period.

Nature

The Boucle du Château de Monsac is a 3.0 km circular trail.

The municipality’s natural heritage includes the Type 1 ZNIEFF area Carrière de Lanquais – Les Roques. It covers 2.4% of the area of Monsac municipality.

Further highlights

The Ferme des Lizettes gives visitors the opportunity to learn about sheep farming and taste lamb.

Other places: Saint-Laurent-Des-Vignes, Liorac-Sur-Louyre, Plazac, Payzac, Mayac, Annesse-Et-Beaulieu, Génis, Bosset

For the broader travel overview: Dordogne.