Where are the knights hiding? (Château de Beynac/FR)
Where are the knights hiding? (Château de Beynac/France) - One of the biggest rooms is the "Salle de Etats. Visitors automatically look for a throne, only the deep sounds of footsteps on the wooden floor suggest knights being near. Very inspiring for kids while parents look, just to make sure, for medieval persons....
Photo July 2014, Château de Beynac (1115) after 899 years in time.
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Château de Beynac - Château de France
One of the most impressive castles in the Dordogne valley, Château de Beynac (Est. 1115). Built by the barons of Beynac. Perched on top of a limestone cliff with double crenellated walls, moats and barbican. it has a grand view over the Dordogne valley with other castles in all directions.
The Dordogne region was the theatre of numerous struggles for influence, rivalries and occasionally battles but the castles fell more often through ruse and intrigue rather than by direct assault. During the Hundred Years' War the Dordogne was the border between France and England. The fortress at Beynac was in French hands and Château de Castelnaud, on the opposite bank of the Dordogne river, was held by the English. At Châlus in the same Aquitaine region of Château de Beynac is where Richard Cœur de Lion, King of England (ruled from 1189–1199) died.
Nowadays it's one of the best preserved castles, a monument of history and absolutely worth to visit.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Beynac-et-Cazenac #France / #ChâteaudeBeynac #beynaccastle #monument / #interior #visitors #SalledeEtats
Where are the knights hiding? (Château de Beynac/FR)
Where are the knights hiding? (Château de Beynac/France) - One of the biggest rooms is the "Salle de Etats. Visitors automatically look for a throne, only the deep sounds of footsteps on the wooden floor suggest knights being near. Very inspiring for kids while parents look, just to make sure, for medieval persons....
Photo July 2014, Château de Beynac (1115) after 899 years in time.
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Château de Beynac - Château de France
One of the most impressive castles in the Dordogne valley, Château de Beynac (Est. 1115). Built by the barons of Beynac. Perched on top of a limestone cliff with double crenellated walls, moats and barbican. it has a grand view over the Dordogne valley with other castles in all directions.
The Dordogne region was the theatre of numerous struggles for influence, rivalries and occasionally battles but the castles fell more often through ruse and intrigue rather than by direct assault. During the Hundred Years' War the Dordogne was the border between France and England. The fortress at Beynac was in French hands and Château de Castelnaud, on the opposite bank of the Dordogne river, was held by the English. At Châlus in the same Aquitaine region of Château de Beynac is where Richard Cœur de Lion, King of England (ruled from 1189–1199) died.
Nowadays it's one of the best preserved castles, a monument of history and absolutely worth to visit.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Beynac-et-Cazenac #France / #ChâteaudeBeynac #beynaccastle #monument / #interior #visitors #SalledeEtats