LIBOURNE AN ENGLISH PORT AND BASTIDE TOWN

Libourne
  • Starting point : Libourne
  • Total distance : 1,5 km
  • Elevation : 4 m
  • Walking : 1 h. 30 min. Easy
  • Velo hybrid : 1 h. Very easy

Libourne is a royal bastide (a planned new town) created in 1270 under the orders of King Henry II of England.
He was the knight Sir Roger de Leyburn, recently promoted to the honorary position of the King’s Lieutenant, who was tasked with its
construction on the very site of the ancient Gallo-Roman port of Condatis.
Over the centuries, Leyburn underwent Gallicization and became (...)

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