{"id":732,"date":"2026-01-14T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/tourisme\/la-dordogne-le-pays-des-1001-chateaux\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:05:45","slug":"the-dordogne-valley-land-of-1001-castles","status":"publish","type":"tourisme","link":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/tourisme\/the-dordogne-valley-land-of-1001-castles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dordogne Valley, land of 1001 castles\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dordogne Valley boasts the world\u2019s highest concentration of castles, with over 1,000 spanning every historical era. 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