Jardin des Milandes

After the tour of this beautiful Chateaux and it is beautiful gardens that once owned by Josephine Baker, what a way to finish our visit with a great lunch here.

Excellent food and possibilities for music on the side of the Dordogne These gardens were originally created by Josephine Baker to offer a playground for the children who adopted them and who lived in the Chateau des Milandes on the hill above. This place had gone... over many years, but has now received a loving facelift, after Rosemary xxxxx and her husband with the intention of having a music location and an excellent restaurant in this beautiful location. We discovered a music event that took place before the opening of the restaurant for the high season. Dinner was offered on the lawn under trees next to the Dordogne – a wonderful location and a great experience for several of our group of nine who had not visited there before. Food and service were excellent and the music evening was a joy – with Dessert back at our table in the dusk. An unforgettable and special evening. We were sad to leave the area before the restaurant was completely opened.

The gardens were originally designed by Jules Vacherot at the beginning of the XX century. In 2016, the gardens were completely restored, including wonderful watercourses from 1909 drawings. It is a beautiful quiet garden to walk around. 70 birds of prey live in the castle and we were able to observe some of the falcons that showed the predominance of these birds.

Excellent food and opportunities for music by the side of the DordogneThese gardens were originally created by Josephine Baker to provide a playground for the children she adopted and who lived in the Chateau des Milandes on the hill above. This place had declined over many years but has now received a loving facelift after being bought by Rosemary xxxxx and her husband with the intention of recreating a music venue and an excellent restaurant in this lovely location.We happened to discover a music event which was taking place before the restaurant opened for the main season. Dinner was provided on the lawn under trees beside of the Dordogne – a wonderful location and a great experience for several of our group of nine who had not visited there previously. Food and service were excellent and the music evening a delight – ending with dessert back at our table at dusk.A memorable and special evening. We were sad that we left the area before the restaurant opened fully.

We were so pleasantly surprised that Milandes had been so restored and so beautiful! What a great tribute to Josephine Baker and her family!