Category: history

Flying over the 18th century Château de Lacoste – built on a rocky promontory more than 100 m / 328 ft above the Céou and Dordogne valleys – offers an exceptional panorama over the valley’s two emblematic castles, which were rivals during the Hundred Years’ War: the Château de Castelnaud on the left bank and the Château de Beynac on the opposite bank. Flying over its 18 ha / 44 acre park and rose garden offers a sensation of serenity, leaving airborne visitors spellbound. For more information about our hot air balloons and to reserve…

An emblematic castle that is world-renowned as having belonged to Joséphine Baker – a dancer, singer, Franco-American Resistance fighter and the mother of a “rainbow tribe” of twelve adopted children of twelve different nationalities –, the Château des Milandes overlooks the Dordogne Valley from its little hillside. Built to provide the Lord of Castelnaud’s spouse with a more comfortable abode than the castle of the same name, this 15th-century Renaissance palace offers up the beauty of its French-style garden, a listed “Jardin remarquable”. For more information about our hot air balloons and to reserve a…