Allas-Les-Mines: Local History, Museum and Landscape

Allas-Les-Mines offers several ways to explore local history and the landscape: the Church of Saint-Martin and Sainte-Croix, the former Château d’Allas, the Musée La Rue du Temps qui passe and trails in the surrounding area. There is also the washhouse by the Vert stream and the Dordogne, which winds its way along the foot of the village. During your stay, you can choose between architectural history, a museum featuring scenes from everyday life in the past, and outdoor activities. The following highlights can help you decide what to focus on during your trip.

Church and Local History

The Church of Saint-Martin and Sainte-Croix has a straight bell-gable tower with three bell openings. Its façade, arcade bell tower and stair tower were listed as historic monuments by decree on 3 April 1984. The shape of the tower and its listing provide two specific points of reference for placing the church’s architecture in its local historical context.

The Château d’Allas is a former noble residence dating from the 15th century, associated with the de Ferrières family, who were vassals of the lords of Caumont de Castelnaud. Its date and this specific historical connection help put the building in context.

Washhouse and River Landscape

At the village entrance, the washhouse sits beside the Vert stream. Right next to it is a 16th-century house, with the dovecote known as the “Tourette de Guingois” on top. The close architectural grouping brings together the washhouse, a house with a known date and a dovecote whose distinctive name adds a striking detail to the local scene.

The Dordogne winds its way along the foot of the village. Together with the Vert stream by the washhouse, it creates a varied picture of the area’s waterways: the stream at the village entrance and the river at its foot.

Museum and Activities Around Allas-Les-Mines

The Musée La Rue du Temps qui passe turns the spotlight on everyday life in the past: it offers a stroll through shopping streets from the beginning of the last century, with more than 30 shops depicting scenes from daily life in earlier times. If you’d like to explore everyday history as well as historic buildings, this museum offers a distinct focus. Guided visits are available by prior reservation only. The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility. If a guided visit or accessibility is important for your trip planning, check the details before your visit.

Around Allas-Les-Mines, numerous hiking trails cross wooded hills and former mining areas. Several cycle routes follow the river and pass through the surrounding hamlets. The activities offer different perspectives: hikes combine wooded hills with the area’s mining past, while cycle routes take in the river and hamlets. When choosing an activity, the landscape is a useful point of comparison: hills and former mining areas for hiking, and the river and hamlets for cycling.

Discover more destinations: Vanxains, Clermont-D'excideuil, Montagnac-La-Crempse, La Jemaye, Bertric-Burée, Saint-Martin-Des-Combes, Castelnaud-La-Chapelle, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes.

For an overview of the wider region: Dordogne.