France Trip 2023 | Beynac Castle

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Sometime Sunday afternoon we hit the road and drove south where we had booked our next B&B, the only one we were going to stay for two nights, you can see it on the little map, La Rossillonie.

In case you're interested, here are the previous posts of this journey.

It was a bit of an adventure finding La Rossillonie because while we had the address and GPS, the actual road leading to the houses was, well, not much of a road - see the two photos below. We drove past it, back and forth a couple of times before we went down that path and - long and behold - we found our beautiful B&B, along with goats, a cat, donkey (no photo) and wildflowers.

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Except for driving to town that night to eat we didn't do much else but laze about by and in the pool for the rest of the day. Exploring is hard work and relaxation was needed. Until the next day.

On Monday, after a joint breakfast with the other guests of the B&B we drove back to Beynac to explore some more and specifically

Beynac Castle

It originally dates back to the 12th century but as is the case with these fortifications it got altered, renovated and upgraded many times through the centuries. It sure is a magnificent sight from afar and even more so from up close.

We spotted this teeny tiny lizards upon entering the castle's courtyard, maybe an inch body length? Hubby's finger for perspective. Such a cutie. The lizard. Well, hubby, too - at times - LOL.

Since the castle is built on top of a hill, it boasts some really magnificent views over the countryside's river and valley and forests. Just look at these views...

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Don't forget that you can click on the photos to see them larger

Here is the castle's grand hall with ornately decorated fireplaces, some brutal-looking halberds and whatnot, as well as beautiful 15th-century frescoes aaaand - toilets! From the 13th century, they were state of the art and only a very selected few had them.

Also, every castle that dares call itself a chateau has to have at least a tiny vineyard, right? Kidding 😄.

That same day we also visited the bautiful Marqueyssac gardens but since there's already a gazillion photos in this post, I'll leave them for the next one, I'm sure you won't mind.

Till next time!

Have a great rest of your day!

Cheers,
(Ocean)Bee