In the heart of a landscape of steep wooded valleys and streams, Montbron is a town set on a bend of the river Tardoire. The castle of "romano-gothic" style is nowadays used as a centre for exhibitions and concerts...
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Built on the karst, it overlooks the valley and the town. It is reached through a humpbacked bridge across the Tardoire. It has been a stronghold of the La Rochefoucauld for over a thousand years and its walls are a witness to seven centuries of French history and architecture : from the medieval fortress to the Renaissance buildings constructed by François l to the extensions of the 17th century...
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