Château de Mondésir sits in a green countryside of gently undulating hills where traditionally mixed farming, which has totally disappeared in so many areas, forms a landscape of vineyards, orchards, pastures, fields of wheat and maize, forests, streams and ponds.

The main body of the château dates from the 17th century but the four watchtowers of the original medieval fortress which served as a lookout post for the « English » bastide of Villefranche de Lonchat, founded by Edward 1st of England in 1285, still stand.

The 36 hectare property includes 12 hectares of vines which produce a Bergerac red wine acknowledged by the ‘Guide Hachette’ to be extremely good. The château and gardens were built on a rocky outcrop (mont désert ? Forsaken Mount ?) which affords a magnificent view over the surrounding countryside.

Situated half-way between Bordeaux and Périgueux, half-way between Libourne and Bergerac, 20km from St Emilion, and 8km from Montaigne’s château, Château de Mondésir, which used to belong to Montaigne’s great grand-daughter, provides an ideal base from which to explore the vineyards of Aquitaine and the Romanesque churches and other historical monuments of the area. Set back from the main roads and away from the noise of traffic, Mondésir is, nonetheless, only 10km from the new A89 motorway (exit Monpont Menestérol) and 2km from the Lac de Gurson recreational park.




Text translated by Pays du Grand Bergeracois (professional translator).