21 mai 2009
Château des Milandes...
Château des Milandes
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Sedecs/Terroirs-of-France/M. Durman
...on the banks of the Dordogne river
In this region of 1001 châteaux, on the banks of the Dordogne river, François de Caumont, Lord of the château de Castelnaud built a château in 1489, for his wife Claude de Cardaillac who wished a "house" that would be less austere than the feudal Castelnaud.
The Caumont family used the Milandes as their principal residence from where they administered the whole of their estate until 1535. After the death of... [Lire la suite]
