*BACK*.................... LANQUAIS....................*BACK*
Dating back to the Middle Ages, Lanquais was a powerful fortress during the Hundred Years War. Its present day soubriquet "The Unfinished Louvre of Perigord" is due to the additon of a magnificent Renaissance Palace constructed as a model for the Louvre in Paris. Fully furnished and in beautiful condition, 35 minutes from Gaytou. Classified Historic Monument.