Tur audio Exploring the Bastide of Castillonnès
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Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.Castillonnès is a royal bastide founded in 1259, nestled in the heart of bastide country, between Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne.
This walking tour invites you to explore the fascinating history of our town through its streets, monuments, old houses, and forgotten stories. Step by step, you'll be guided on a lively and accessible journey that blends heritage, local anecdotes, and key moments from regional history.You’ll enjoy discovering both today’s town and many photographs from the early 1900s, allowing you to immerse yourself in one of the most defining periods in Castillonnès' past.
From the medieval layout to the secrets of the old ramparts, from rediscovered treasures to echoes of the Revolution—let yourself be carried by the memory of these places. Each stop has been designed to help you better understand the soul of Castillonnès and to appreciate the often-overlooked richness of this bastide, founded more than seven centuries ago.
Whether you're a local resident, a passing visitor, or a lover of history, we wish you an inspiring exploration… and, above all, many wonderful surprises around the corners of our beloved town.
- 1 Jasmin Square (Place Jasmin)
- 2 Henri Dunant Street – formerly Boulevard Courbet
- 3 Notre Dame Square (Place Notre Dame)
- 4 Market Street (Rue du Marché)
- 5 Plum Market Square (Place du Marché aux Prunes)
- 6 The Presbytery (Le Presbytère)
- 7 Saint Peter’s Church (Église Saint-Pierre)
- 8 Ferrette Tumulus (Tumulus de la Ferrette)
- 9 Church – North Side and Town Hall Terrace (Église – côté nord et terrasse de la mairie)
- 10 Courtyard of the Former Abbatial House (Cour de l’ancienne maison abbatiale)
- 11 Abbatial House – Now the Town Hall (Maison abbatiale – actuelle mairie)
- 12 Place des Cornières and the Fire at the Market Hall (La place des Cornières et l’incendie de la halle)
- 13 Petit-Paris Street (Rue du Petit-Paris)
- 14 House of the Counts of Gironde (Maison des Comtes de Gironde)
- 15 House of the Cours de Thomazeau – A Gem of the 18th Century (Maison de Cours de Thomazeau – Un joyau du XVIIIᵉ siècle)
- 16 Houses of the Labastide and Gironde de Saint-Quentin Families (Maisons des familles de Labastide et de Gironde de Saint-Quentin)
- 17 Well and Commemorative Cross (Puits et croix commémorative)
- 18 La Mouthe – Promenade and Former Redoubt (La Mouthe – Promenade et ancienne redoute)
- 19 The Guirlity Gate – The Historic "False Gate" (La Porte de Guirlity – La fausse-porte historique)
- 20 The Valets’ Gate – Stairway and Defensive Remains (La Porte des Valets – Escalier et vestiges défensifs)
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Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.Castillonnès is a royal bastide founded in 1259, nestled in the heart of bastide country, between Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne.
This walking tour invites you to explore the fascinating history of our town through its streets, monuments, old houses, and forgotten stories. Step by step, you'll be guided on a lively and accessible journey that blends heritage, local anecdotes, and key moments from regional history.You’ll enjoy discovering both today’s town and many photographs from the early 1900s, allowing you to immerse yourself in one of the most defining periods in Castillonnès' past.
From the medieval layout to the secrets of the old ramparts, from rediscovered treasures to echoes of the Revolution—let yourself be carried by the memory of these places. Each stop has been designed to help you better understand the soul of Castillonnès and to appreciate the often-overlooked richness of this bastide, founded more than seven centuries ago.
Whether you're a local resident, a passing visitor, or a lover of history, we wish you an inspiring exploration… and, above all, many wonderful surprises around the corners of our beloved town.
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