Fortified House of Reignac

Opening hours

Open

  • Monday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm
  • Sunday 10:00 am - 07:00 pm

Closes at 07:00 pm

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Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Black Périgord

Services

  • Cash
  • Credit card accepted
  • Groups
  • English
    • Listed as a historical monument, this extraordinary “cliff-castle” is undoubtedly the most secret, the most unusual and the most mysterious in Périgord. Some even say it is haunted...
      Preserved in exceptional condition since the 14th century and fully furnished with period furniture, the Fortified House of Reignac is in France the only monument of this troglodyte type to have come down to us completely intact.
      Of rare historical interest, this noble lair is infinitely larger than one might suspect from the outside. Behind the facade are hidden impressive underground and airy rooms: Great Hall of Honor, weapons room, Hall of the Great Men, kitchen, chapel, bedrooms, dungeon ...
      At the end of the visit, an internationally renowned exhibition on the theme of "torture in the Middle Ages" is offered to you at no extra cost.

      Practical information:
      • Magnificent view of the Vézère Valley from the upper terraces
      • Photos authorized throughout the Fortified House and in the exhibition room
      Duration of the free visit: around 1 hour
      • No reservation for individuals, numbered route, signposted in the Fortified House with explanatory panels in the various rooms.
      • Visit booklets for foreign visitors in EN / NL / DE / ES / IT Hebrew and Russian
      • Free parking
      • Themed souvenir shop
      • Pets allowed

      Open every day in season
      Opening hours:
      • All February holidays, March: 10 am-6pm
      • April, May, June: 10 am-7pm
      • July and August: 10 am-8pm
      • September: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
      • October, November and Christmas holidays: 10 am-6pm

      Prices:
      • Adult: 9.90€
      • Child: (8 to 14 years old included): 4.90€
      • School, Student (15 to 25 years old): 7.10€

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Traveller Reviews Fortified House of Reignac

4.6 sur 5 4340 reviews

  • Scott Moir

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Scott Moir on 25/08/2022

    Well worth a visit, kids loved it here as did we. Lovely day out and price is really good too.

  • monica pronzini

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by monica pronzini on 02/05/2019

    Wonderful! This strange house clinging to the mountain with its washbasins carved in the rock is full of things ranging from antique furniture to weapons, tools, clothes and everyday objects of the last. If you love old things it will be a paradise. You can climb up to the top and look down. At the end there was a scary exhibit about tortures and a shop for souvenirs.

  • Ian White

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Ian White on 28/11/2017

    This is a fascinating place. In effect a house fortified by building it into the cliff face. The buildings have been restored and the rooms contain reconstructions and examples of the fireman's that would have been seen at its peak. These rooms show how the kitchens, reception and dining rooms, armoury and store rooms would have looked, and for those with a strong stomach, there is the dungeon complete with the equipment for 'enhanced interrogation' or torture.

Traveller Reviews Fortified House of Reignac

4.5 sur 5 1212 reviews

  • "Bizarre and fascinating house!"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by helentownend (Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom) on 31/08/2022

    This is the second time we have visited this house in the Dordogne and it is a unique place. The price is very reasonable. €28 for 2 adults and 2 children and there is a thorough written guide in...

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  • "Unique Château in a cliff!"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by stuartwhitt (Cheltenham, United Kingdom) on 21/08/2022

    This was a great visit to an intriguing historical site. The unique combination of château and cave/cliff with a history spanning thousands of years was very interesting for all the family. We...

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  • "Great Historical visit"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by pnetster (hemel hempstead) on 14/08/2022

    This is an incredible place to visit- it’s a chateaux built into a cliff face but has loads of history too. Displays on prehistoric man, hunting and human evolution- there are guides in English and...

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Fortified House of Reignac

Address

24620 Tursac

Contacts

Phone : 05 53 50 69 54

Fax : 05 53 50 67 28

GPS coordinates

44° 58'46.11"N, 1° 3'18.21"E

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