Château de Biron - Site Majeur d'Aquitaine

Siege of one of four baronies of Périgord, Biron's castle occupies a strategic position to the border of Périgord and of Agenais.
Its history is bound to the greatness of a family, the Gontaut-Biron, which held the fielf for eight hundred years. Every century, between the XIIth and the XVIIIth, left its imprint, evoking the adventures of this monumental building: donjon of the XIIth, the chapel with double floor, apartments the Renaissance, the impressive arched kitchens, the room of States … Of this incredible juxtaposition of buildings results an exceptional architectural ensemble, of quite particular charm.

2012 opening times
From 11/02 to 07/04 and from 12/11 to 31/12 :
10am to 5pm every day except monday.
Opened every day during school holidays.
From 08/04 to 07/07 and from 01/09 to 16/09:
10am to 6pm every day
From 17/09 to 11/11 :
10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm every day.
From 08/07 to 31/08 :
10am to 7pm every day.

New in 2012
Video guides for individual visitors in french, english, german, dutch, spanish and for the first time in Aquitaine for deaf visitors (2 euros).
From july 10th and august 25th from 2.30pm to 6.30pm :
- workshops for children on the theme of the coat of arm
Between july 17 and august 7, visits on tuesday evenings at 9pm (after booking).

These animations are made by the association "Au Fil du Temps" specialized in Heritage mediation for children and pupils.

From june 22nd to september 16th, art exhibition : sculptures by Agustin Cárdenas.