At the height of her several careers, Josephine Baker lived at the Chateau des Milandes in the Dordogne. There, mostly, she raised her twelve adopted children, war orphans of various races and nationalities. Our path took us near the chateau, and we stopped for a brief outside look. There are Josephine Baker sites, monuments, and museums all over the Dordogne, and it appears that she is most revered here, apart from Paris. She was brought to the Pantheon earlier this year, only the 6th woman so honored, and the first of African descent. The parking lot at Milandes was jammed even on a weekday.
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