My family and I just got back from Chateau de Beynac in the Dordogne region of France. This was my second visit to this village, and I have to say it's one of my favorite castle experiences in Europe. Some castles seems so staged and fake. Not here. Chateau de Beynac's facade has been perfectly preserved, and the furniture and decoration inside gives
visitors a chilling if-walls-could-talk sense of what life in the castle was like 800 years ago.
The kids were enthralled by the time-machine quality of the estate and even took the time to appreciate the insane view of the river valley below.
--Amie O'Shaugnessy, Ciao Bambino
