Castle Barrière Castles in Périgord in Périgueux

Traveller Reviews Google Castle Barrière

4.3 sur 5 47 reviews

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  3 sur 5 Reviews posted by Vincent Oliver on 01/05/2023

  No access so only can view the ruins of this castle, build on/near the walls of the city of Vesunna. This Chateau was build on the ruins of the amphitheatre - these is some useful bilingual info and a basic diagram to help understanding

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  5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Jenny Creasey on 01/07/2023

  I really enjoyed Château Barrière, sometimes I find the ruined chateaus more intriguing than the intact ones. We walked here from the centre of Perigueux, which wasn't too taxing (I did it in flip flops on a swollen ankle). It's free to look around and there was only one other couple there when we went at 4pm (weekday visit). You can't go in it for safety reasons but there are empty windows you can look through and benches to sit on (cafe across the road if you want a coffee) so I sat and sketched for a while. Nice and peaceful. If you get a map from the Tourist Information office it shows you what other bits you can see in the Gallo-Roman section of the town. There is a red route on the floor that you can follow from one to the next but if you're short on time I recommend the map too (it's free) so you can choose which bits you want to see most if you can't do them all.

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  5 sur 5 Reviews posted by monica pronzini on 16/05/2019

  Built between the 12th and the 16th century on the city walls which contain stones from the Roman city Vesunna, burnt in 1575 and never rebuilt, its ruins are free to visit and still impressive with a few precious carved stones.