Historic site and monument
La Bégude-de-Mazenc
La Bégude-de-Mazenc
26160 La Bégude-de-Mazenc
The village took the name of La Bégude-de-Mazenc in 1984. At the gateway to the Dieulefit region, a former stronghold of the Knights Templar, which fell to ruin in 1320, La Bégude was a stagecoach halt - Begude means "drinking place" -, and at that time was only a hamlet of Châteauneuf-de-Mazenc, the perfectly restored feudal village that sits above it.
Comme de nombreux villages d'origine médiévale, La Bégude-de-Mazenc est composée de deux sites urbains distincts : La Bégude-de-Mazenc proprement dit, dans la plaine, et le vieux village, Châteauneuf, en haut de sa colline, comme encore prêt à soutenir un siège. Venez découvrir ses ruelles pavées, le beffroi, et surtout la vue panoramique sur la vallée.
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Updated on 10/12/2020
Through Office de Tourisme Pays de Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Through Office de Tourisme Pays de Dieulefit-Bourdeaux