Built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet, Counsel to the King. The original garden featured gardens, terraces, and a kitchen garden surrounding the chateau.
A grand promenade one hundred meters long was added at the end of the 18th century. Beginning in 1866, the new owner, Julien de Cerval, who was inspired by Italian gardens, built rustic structures, redesigned the parterres, laid out five kilometers of walks, and planted pines and cypress trees.
The park of the Château de Marqueyssac is one of the finest achievements in the history of French gardens. 
Designed for walks, the park overlooks the valley of the Dordogne from its high limestone cliffs. It offers the most splendid panorama in the Périgord. With its southern exposition, protected from the prevailing winds and warmed by every little ray of sunshine on the rock, the Walk along the Cliffs at the Marqueyssac Gardens can be enjoyed until the end of the winter.
A listed site, the romantic and picturesque gardens of Marqueyssac offer more than 6 kilometers of shaded walking paths, bordered by 150 000 hundred-year-old hand-pruned box trees, and dotted with belvederes, rocks, a trail along the water and shrines of greenery. The Belvedere of the Dordogne, 130 meters above the river, unveils an exceptional view on the entire valley, its châteaux and its villages listed as France's most beautiful. http://www.marqueyssac.com/index1.html
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