Had a little business to do in Brantome this morning. I lived in and ran a business in this little town for over 20 years until I retired in 2008 and moved away. Great to visit again, such a beautiful town, known in France as The Venice of the Perigord.
Part of the original walls that at one time surrounded the town, with some pre-history cave dwellings behind, the tower around 700 years old, the caves 3 to 4,000+ years old.
Brantome's famous Abbey on the left, the tower was started by Charlemagne over 1200 years ago. Quite a bit of history here. 
Water, water everywhere.
Another view of the Abbey, founded by Charlemagne in 769AD.
Looking towards the Monks Garden from one of the bridges.
The Moulin de Abbey, Brantome.
Another part of the town walls, on one of the forks of the River Dronne.
The main part of the town is built on an island on the River Dronne, very picturesque!
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