Unusual visits and unusual places to discover in the Dordogne.

The Dordogne is famous for its castles and caves, but you can also discover many unusual places and activities that don't fit into the usual boxes... We've put them all together for you in this section.

Museums dedicated to specific themes, such as gastronomy, animal husbandry, crafts or local legends. Enhance your stay and vary your pleasures with a detour to an atypical stopover in Périgord.

Les Bambous de Planbuisson Gardens

A Bamboo Dream in Dordogne Périgord

Un Rêve de Bambous en Périgord : The PlanBuisson bamboos are a unique collection of bamboos and other grasses from all over the world...

Rue Montaigne 18
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

Museum of the History of Medicine Hautefort

Hôtel-Dieu de Hautefort

The Hôtel-Dieu d'Hautefort dates back to the 17th century and now houses the Museum of the History of Medicine...

Place Marquis Jacques François de Hautefort
Hautefort

La Filature de Belvès

Discovering our craft and industrial heritage

Situated at the foot of the village of Belvès, classified as one of France's "most beautiful villages", in an old mill in the Nauze valley, with...

route des moulins 257
Monplaisant

Le Bimbillou Parc

Located 2 minutes' walk from Brantôme town center on the banks of the Dronne river

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Rue du Moulin du Couvent 13
Brantôme in Périgord

Rouzique Paper Mill

Discover the secrets of handmade paper!

Couze et Saint-Front, the cradle of papermaking in the South West, is a small village on the banks of the Dordogne that has been home to as many as 13 mills...

Route de Varennes
Couze-et-Saint-Front

Le Moulin de la Veyssière

Oils and flours with character since 1857

The Moulin de la Veyssière is an almost 1,000-year-old mill located at Neuvic in the heart of the Périgord Blanc region. It is the only mill still...

Route de la Veyssière 819
Neuvic

Musée de La Rue du temps qui passe

A leap in time...

What is Le musée de la rue du temps qui passe? Imagine being able to step back in time as you stroll through the streets...

Allas-les-Mines

PARC LE BOURNAT

Theme park: A day in 1900!

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Allée Paul-Jean Souriau 191
Le Bugue

Chai de Lardimalie Museum

Wine Museum, Chai de Lardimalie

Near Périgueux, in the center of the Dordogne, in the Périgord Blanc region, the Musée du Chai de Lardimalie is housed in a wine-making building built...

St Pierre de Chignac