The Micro-Folie Lauzun offers an interactive digital museum with a collection of works from major museums, as well as virtual exhibitions, concerts, videos and educational content. It also features virtual-reality experiences that allow visitors to explore places including Pompeii and Mont Blanc. The Micro-Folie also includes a FabLab with 3D printers, a laser cutting and engraving machine, and digital embroidery equipment; prior free on-site training is required to use the machines.
When planning a stay in Lauzun, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The donjon of the Château de Lauzun already existed in the 13th century, while the Renaissance château was built around 1539 next to the older fortress. The Château de Lauzun was the residence of the first Duke of Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont (1632–1723), and features Renaissance characteristics, including two monumental marble fireplaces in the Italian Renaissance style. A Roman votive altar dating from the 2nd century is also recorded for the Château de Lauzun.
At the Maison aux Cariatides, the street façade and the roof facing the street were listed as historic monuments by decree of 10 March 1971. The façade is protected as a historic monument.
The Église Saint-Etienne is a listed Gothic church that was remodelled in the 16th century and during the Second Empire from 1866 to 1871. Two columns with capitals and a portal with seven pointed-arch archivolts from its Romanesque predecessor have been preserved beneath the bell tower. The altarpiece and pulpit were created in the 17th century; the central painting of the altarpiece depicts Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata.
The Château de Lauzun can be viewed from the outside all year round; the interior is not open to visitors. Commented tours with the Raconteurs de Pays are offered throughout the year by appointment. The Église Saint-Etienne is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all year round; visits are possible by appointment.
Routes and Landscapes
The Balade découverte à Lauzun is a marked 1.4 km circular route through the village, with an average duration of 45 minutes. The Tèrra Aventura circuit “La tournée des grands ducs” is a treasure hunt in which visitors discover Lauzun’s heritage and monuments through five riddles.
The Circuit des Ducs de Lauzun runs through the gently undulating countryside around the Château des Ducs de Lauzun. Greengage plum orchards alternate with livestock and cereal-growing areas.
Mountain-bike circuit 2, “La Vallée du Dropt”, starts at the car park by Lac de Lauzun below the château and leads visitors to discover the architectural and natural heritage. Mountain-bike circuit 3, “Le Tour des églises”, starts at the car park by Lac de Lauzun and leads to four churches in the municipality. The Circuit du Duc de Lauzun runs from Lauzun to Miramont-de-Guyenne.
Local Life
A weekly market with local produce takes place in Lauzun every Saturday. Cirerie Terre Acacia offers guided tours of the shop by reservation and makes candles and wax melts from plant-based waxes using fragrances from Grasse.
Further destinations: Saint-Martin-Curton, Clairac, Montayral, Lusignan-Petit, Saint-Colomb-De-Lauzun, Puymirol, Lacapelle-Biron, Castelmoron-Sur-Lot.
