Travel Guide Lugon-And-Prince Edward Island

Lugon, if we follow the principle of the inhabitants who shelter the name of their village, is situated on the banks of the Dordogne, between Libourne and Saint-André-de-Cubzac, 35 kilometres from Bordeaux. A few Gallo-Roman remains have been identified, but historians believe that Lugon has long been a territory of culture and hunting, probably sparsely populated. "Carney" is a Gascon word meaning "mass grave", and would relate to the history of the island, as it is here that the Saracens who came to plunder the region in the 8th century were massacred. Until the Revolution of 1789, before arriving in Libourne, ships were quarantined in the port of Lugon. We can stop for the restored castles of Carney (16th century) and Pardaillan (15th-16th centuries), but also for the octagonal tower and the remains of the priory. The Romanesque church is remarkable for its tympanum dating from the 11th century. The inhabitants of Lugon and Carney Island are the Lugonese.