Mataguerre Tower Castles in Périgord in Périgueux

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Location : In town

Province : White Périgord

Traveller Reviews Mataguerre Tower

4.4 sur 5 15 reviews

  • Vincent Oliver

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

    An impressive stone tower but not a lot to see. The name is derived from the Occitan language " matar" : to hold at bay, and "guerra" : war. Built in 1477!

  • Rene Forouzesh

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Rene Forouzesh on 26/08/2024

    Very beautiful place

  • Tina Torelló

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Tina Torelló on 05/12/2021

    It is the last tower of the medieval wall which, in its heyday, had a length of 1,500 meters and was flanked by 28 towers and 12 gates. In the 19th century the wall was destroyed so that the new Périgueux could expand. From the top of the Mataguerre tower you have essential views of the things to see in Périgueux.

Traveller Reviews Mataguerre Tower

4.0 sur 5 18 reviews

  • "Visiting Périgueux."

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by hans-jaguar (Santa Comba Dao, Portugal) on 14/08/2022

    Tour Mataguerre The Mataguerre tower is a French fortification tower dating from the 13th century located in Périgueux, in the department of Dordogne, in the New Aquitaine region. It is subject to...

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  • "The last of the fortifications"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by ericVvB (Barendrecht, The Netherlands) on 13/09/2020

    By surprise we walked into a part of Perigueux’s old city and discovered this old tower with on a plaquage th story of the wall’s written.

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  • "insight into local history"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by aldernodules (Coleraine, United Kingdom) on 15/07/2018

    This is a bastion tower fortification from the 12th Century city defences, the only one of 28 left! There are typical medieval features such as the loopholes and machicolations. It doesn't take...

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Mataguerre Tower

Address

Tour Mataguerre
24000 Périgueux

Contacts

Phone : 05 53 02 80 22

GPS coordinates

45° 10'57.76"N, 0° 43'9.04"E

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