Circuit n°9 : Le Château de Val

Lanobre

Opening period

All year round.

Description

This route takes you from the village of Lanobre to the bucolic setting of the Château de Val, nestled on a peninsula in the lake created on the Dordogne by the Bort-les-Orgues dam.

Built in the 15th century on 13th-century ruins, Château de Val dominates the Bort-les-Orgues reservoir from its 30-metre rocky promontory. In 1951, when the valley was impounded for hydroelectric power generation, the château was spared, but three villages and a railroad line disappeared.
In 1960, the Château de Val was featured in the film "Le Capitan", starring Bourvil and Jean Marais.
Departure point: Kiosk in the Gane gardens.
Go to the traffic circle and turn left into rue du Marché, then left again towards RD 922.
Cross the road, turn left and immediately take the 1st right. Continue straight through the village of Estours to Val.
Variant : Part of this circuit follows circuit no. 16, which links the Val site to the Siauve beach. This 5.8km out-and-back trail offers an opportunity to discover the landscape, history and botany of the banks of the Dordogne reservoir.