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Post images or any other content relating to castles, châteaux, palaces, towers, keeps, fortresses, and follies. The following content is encouraged but not required:

Castle name in native language (English name) - location [include country and region, if not city/town]
Best website (official or otherwise)
Some sort of map link
Visitation details: open/closed to public, closed but technically reachable, tours?, etc.
History: Whatever can be briefly copy-pasted

More than just images are welcome. Only real rule is that content must refer to a real-life structure, so please no fantasy/fictional castles! Reasonable exceptions include media showcasing period life and technology that somehow relates to castles.

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The castle of Beynac, above its village and the Dordogne river (France) (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/castles@lemm.ee

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Source of the photo: Benjamin Smith

The castle was built in the 12th century and it was one of the castles in English possession during the War of Hundred Years. Right across the river, the equally remarkable castle of Castlenaud was in French possession.

After the War of Hundred Years the castle lost its strategic relevancy (like most medieval castles in the Dordogne region) and later modifications were made mostly in order to make it more comfortable for its inhabitants.

Due to its prominent position and authentic look, it was featured in numerous films, the most famous being "Jeanne d'Arc" (Dir: Luc Besson, 1999) and "The last Duel" (Dir: Ridley Scott, 2020).

I recommend browsing the Wikimedia Commons collection of photos for my beautiful impressions.

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[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, thanks for the correction. I changed it.

I 100% agree about the Dordogne. I was there twice and it is simply astounding how much there is to see. Not just the castles.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, I once took an electric train down underground for 3km to see grott paintings of mammouths there. The castles are nice too though 😊