Tourism
There are more than 1,500 castles in Dordogne, including the following:
- Beynac
- Biron
- Bourdeilles
- Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
- Commarque
- Hautefort
- Jaurias
- La Besse
- La Mothe
- La Petite Filolie
- La Renaudie
- La Roche
- La Roque
- Milandes
- Monbazillac
- Pécany
- Puymartin
The famous caves of Lascaux have been closed to the public, but a replica of Lascaux II is open to visitors and is a major tourist attraction. Périgueux has important Roman ruins, including an arena which is still visible inside a public park located near the town centre.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)