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George Sand and Black Valley Museum
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Rianne
October 7, 2025
Hiking
Enter the old fortress of La Chatre and knock on the door of the keep: it now houses a mini-museum (musee de poche) full of manuscripts by George Sand, taxidermy, and documents about the Vallée Noire.
Did you know that tickets are deliberately rounded up—any surplus goes towards restoration—and that you'll be walking inside the walls that were once prisons?
Did you know that tickets are deliberately rounded up—any surplus goes towards restoration—and that you'll be walking inside the walls that were once prisons?
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Elevation 260 m
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