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Monument Sights in Dordogne

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Les Grandes Murailles (The Great Wall), Saint Emilion

Les Grandes Murailles (The Great Wall), Saint Emilion

Location
Saint-Emilion

The great wall, or Grandes Murailles, is now all that remains of a once Dominican monastery that was built in the 12th-century.

Porte des Tours (Tower Gate), Domme

Porte des Tours (Tower Gate), Domme

Location
Domme

One of the most beautiful and well-preserved examples of a town gate in the Perigord, the Porte des Tours in Domme is flanked by two large round towers from the 13th-century.

View along Rue de Montaigne

Lanterne des Morts (Lantern of the dead), Sarlat-la-Caneda

Location
Sarlat-la-Caneda

The Lanternes des Morts (Lanterns of the dead) are small towers mainly found in the central and western parts of France. Thought to indicate the position of a cemetary.