Kitchen in the castle built in to the rock face (and we think it is tough with our little kitchen in Turangi.)  The servants used this room and the scullry next door and the huge cave out the back for storing food for winter.  Sinks carved into stone.

The renovated Chateau that we stayed at in St-Vincent-de-Cosse.

The lower part of the magnificent gardens in the Dordogne.

The dining room of the inn that we stayed  in in Viuex-Mareuil, fantastic hospitality anr room, pretty much in the middle of nowhere.  Built as a hotel 44 years ago.

Roque St Christophe in the Dordogne where it has been inhabited since Neanderthal or at least Cro-Magnon man.  The river carved out the natural caves (these for 80 metres above the current river which was in flood when we were there.) People built houses here, added stone walls along the front, carved out holes in the roof and cave to hang and store things.) 1.5 km long, 5 levels, up to 1000 people lived here.  Also worked as a fantastic fort with warning posts all the way down the valley.  A recent exercise showed that a warning message could be sent 18km in 6 minutes via the chain of posts.

Chateau or castle Beynac.   On top of a cliff, used for Joan of Arc film.  Also used for living and fighting.  Privately owned, owner lives there now (cold draughty place) they are gradually renovating the property so that it reflects all the different periods it was occupied under.