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Medieval view at Château de Belcastel - Chateau de France (Lacave/FR)

This very nice castle looks without a sign of date and year. It has been restored and altered several times in history

 

Photo: Medieval view at Château de Belcastel - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #valley #cliff #medieval - #monument #castle #Chateau #Belcastel / #History at #ChateaudeBelcastel #ChateaudeFrance in #Lacave, #Lot - #France

 

Chateau de Belcastel (10th century), photo August 2002 after +/-1052 years in history. The year 1950 marks 1000 years ago in time.

 

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Lacave: Chateau de France - History

Belcastel Castle is located in the town of Lacave in the Lot department, in France. At the confluence of the Dordogne and the Ouysse, 150 m above sea level, it overlooks a cliff about 55 meters above the rivers.

 

The castle consists of a residential building dating from the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century, incorporating a keep from the 15th century. A chapel mentioned in a charter of 1154 but today in the 15th century style is distinct.

 

Built by Adhémar de Turenne, viscount of the Échelles (898-941), the castle was mentioned in 930 in his will for the benefit of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Martin de Tulle under the name Castrum etiam bellum (“Castle still beautiful”). It's a private property and cannot be visited. Château de Belcastel is situated nearby to the place of worship Église de Lacave and Grottes de Lacave.

 

Info: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Belcastel_(Lot).

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