Château de Hautefort

The Château de Hautefort is a French château and gardens located in the town of Hautefort in the Dordogne.

The castle was originally a medieval fortress that was reconstructed in the 17th century, and embellished with a jardin à la française.

In 1853 the landscape architect the Count of Choulot [fr] redesigned the gardens, adding a landscape garden, geometric flower gardens, topiary gardens imitating the domes of the château, and a long tunnel of greenery.

Notable trees in the park include a Magnolia grandiflora and a Cedar of Lebanon.

The Château de Hautefort features in two films: