Château de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne

Name: Château de Montaigne
Address: Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, France

#2 among attractions in Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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The Château de Montaigne is a castle mansion situated on the borders of Périgord and Bordelais, near Bergerac and Saint-Émilion, in the small commune of Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne in the Dordogne département of France. The structure originated in the 14th century and was the family residence of the Renaissance philosopher and thinker Michel de Montaigne. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 44°52'42"N, 0°1'48"E

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Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne France

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Château de Montaigne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Montaigne's tower, Les Salles-de-Castillon, St. Peter's Church, Château des Laurets.

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Museum
Montaigne's tower, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
1 min walk • Montaigne's Tower is the southern tower of the Château de Montaigne, a historical monument located in the French département of Dordogne. The tower is the only vestige of the original sixteenth-century castle, since the other buildings had to be rebuilt following a fire in 1885.
2.1 miNW
Locality
Les Salles-de-Castillon
54 min walk • Les Salles-de-Castillon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
5.9 miNW
Church
St. Peter's Church, Puisseguin
151 min walk • Saint-Pierre Church is a Catholic church located in Puisseguin, in the French department of Gironde in France. It depends on the Pastoral Sector of Saint-Emilion.
6.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Château des Laurets, Puisseguin
156 min walk • Château des Laurets is a wine estate in Bordeaux.
4.4 miSW
44°49'21"N • 0°0'50"W
Château Rigaud, Mouliets-et-Villemartin
113 min walk • Forts and castles
5.6 miSW
Church
Église Saint_Pierre
144 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church located in Pujols, in France.
3.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Pitray, Gardegan-et-Tourtirac
82 min walk • The castle of Pitray is a castle located in the commune of Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, in Gironde.
2.9 miNW
Church
St. Martin's Church, Gardegan-et-Tourtirac
73 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in the commune of Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, in the Gironde department, in France.
2.2 miSE
Church
St. Pierre-ès-Liens Church, Montcaret
55 min walk • The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church is a Catholic church located in Montcaret, France.
4.7 miSE
Church
St. Vincent Church, Saint-Seurin-de-Prats
121 min walk • The Saint-Vincent church is a Catholic church located in the commune of Pessac-sur-Dordogne, in the Gironde department, in France.
4 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Prats, Saint-Seurin-de-Prats
102 min walk • The castle of Prats is a French castle located in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Prats in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.