Unusual visits and atypical places to discover in the Dordogne.
In the Dordogne, there are certainly the castles and caves that make up the reputation of our Department, but you can also discover many unusual places and activities that do not fit in the squares... We have gathered them in this section for you.
Museums dedicated to specific themes, around gastronomy, livestock, crafts or local legends. Enhance your stay and vary the pleasures by making a detour by an atypical stage in Périgord.
Planbuisson Bamboo Gardens
A dream of bamboos in Dordogne Périgord
A dream of Bamboos in Périgord: The Bamboos of PlanBuisson are a unique collection in Europe of bamboos and other grasses from all over the world...
Gold Gallery
Learn all about precious metal
Located in an old cellar adjoining the tourist Office and a few steps from the Château de Jumilhac, the Gold Gallery presents an exhibition...
The farm of the Four Winds
Angora goat Breeding-Mohair Production
If you want to discover an atypical breeding in the heart of Périgord Noir, Mathieu Lauvie opens the doors of his goatry of the farm...
Lardimalie Winery Museum
Wine Museum, Chai de Lardimalie
Near Périgueux, in the centre of the Dordogne, in the Périgord Blanc, the Chai Museum of Lardimalie is located in a wine building built...
La Rouzique Paper Mill
Discover the secrets of artisanal papermaking!
Couze and Saint-Front, the cradle of papermaking in the South West, is a small village on the banks of the Dordogne which has housed up to 13 mills...
PARC LE BOURNAT
Theme park: Life in 1900 in the Dordogne
Meet the villagers of Bournat by walking the alleys of this village reconstructed with authentic stones from the Périgord Le...
Museum of the street of time passing
A jump in time...
What is the museum of the street of time that passes imagine you can go back to the past, the time of a walk in the streets...
The Belvès Spinning Mill
Discovering the craft and industrial heritage
Situated at the foot of the village of Belvès, classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France, in an old mill in the Nauze valley, with...