Carennac

Midi-Pyrénées

Just opposite the Calypso Island on the river Dordogne, Carennac offers a wide range of Renaissance houses with carved windows.

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Carennac was called Carendenacus in Roman times, it was a village built around a church that depended on the abbey of Beaulieu. The église St Pierre was built as early as the 11th c in the roman style. The inside of the church displays a semi-gothic and semi-roman cloister, an hexagonal tower and a 16 th c passion of Christ.

What to discover?

• Church St-Pierre: everyday 9h-19h. • Espace Patrimoine • Cloître, mise au tombeau and Museum lapidaire • Museum of alambics and des arômes • Village and cloître: guided visit

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