Tuesday, October 4 we started the day by driving to Beynac. It was foggy and a bit of a challenge at times. Beynac is small, there was nothing happening and not much was open. We walked along the river and a few streets in town, then drove up to the château. We didn’t plan to go in since we will be seeing some other château soon, but we wanted to see it.

We then went to Château des Milandes. It was built around 1489. In 1940 Josephine Baker rented the château, then bought it in 1947. She was born in St. Louis, MO in 1906 and she became a dancer, singer and actress, breaking color barriers. She was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture and her career was primarily centered in France. She became a French citizen and aided the French Resistance during WWII. After the war she was awarded the Resistance Medal, the Croix de Guerrero by the French military and was named a Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur by General Charles de Gaulle. In November 2021 she was interred in the Panthéon in Paris, the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France.

Pictures were not allowed inside.

We saw a Birds of Prey show there as well. One bird flew so close to Jim it clipped his ear..

We enjoyed our last day in the Dordogne and will be sorry to leave in the morning, but more of France awaits exploration.