Montferrand-du-Périgord: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Montferrand-du-Périgord is a medieval village above the Couze Valley. The valley is known for its prehistoric sites. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Montferrand-du-Périgord can choose the village as a travel destination.

Culture and history

The historic villagescape includes the Château de Montferrand, the Chapelle Saint-Christophe, a market hall next to the village church and old houses. The keep and fortification walls of the Château de Montferrand date from the 12th century. The complex consisted of two rings of fortifications separated by a moat and dominated by a square keep. The Château de Montferrand, including all its buildings, remains, grounds and fortified enclosure, is protected in its entirety as a historic monument.

The Chapelle Saint-Christophe is a Romanesque church from the late 11th or early 12th century that was altered in the 13th and 14th centuries. The walls of the nave and choir are covered with wall paintings from the 14th and 15th centuries. The paintings include a Pantocrator surrounded by the four symbols of the Evangelists, the Annunciation, Saint Christopher, Hell and the Last Supper.

Next to the village church stands a 16th-century market hall supported by stone pillars. The historic villagescape of the medieval village includes windows with stone mullions. Montferrand-du-Périgord also has old houses dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Cadouin Abbey is located in the area around Montferrand-du-Périgord. The Château des Milandes, the Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and the prehistoric site of Abris de Laugerie-Basse are each located in the wider regional surroundings of Montferrand-du-Périgord.

Landscape

The Grotte de Font-de-Gaume, the Grotte des Combarelles and the troglodyte village of La Madeleine are located in the wider regional surroundings of Montferrand-du-Périgord.

Activities

The Boucle de St-Christophe starts in Montferrand-du-Périgord. Ferme Équestre La Margotière offers adults and young people one- or two-hour rides. Experienced riders from canter level 2 upwards can take full-day rides there. Les jardins de Marqueyssac are located in the wider regional surroundings of Montferrand-du-Périgord.

Other places: Montpon-Ménestérol, Saint-André-Et-Appelles, Douzillac, Fonroque, Saint-Cernin-De-L'herm, Saint-Aubin-De-Nabirat, La Bachellerie, Trélissac

To the higher-level travel overview: Dordogne.