The Dordogne is well known for its historic buildings and heritage, after holidaying in the Dordogne, most fall in love with the area and now there are more chances than ever to buy a medieval building as your own home. A 12th century converted hospital which was built by famous Christian military order the Knights templar is just one of many significant old buildings which are being sold as homes.

The history of the building includes many theories, warrior monks were said to have found the Holy Grail during their time at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The building was built by French knight Hugues de Payens in 1118 to protect pilgrims on their way to Holy Lands. This specific property was once a Templar hospital, and is set near Bergerac in the Dordogne.

Fans of the Da Vinci code would be right at home in a property such as this. Managing director of Sextant Properties, Matthieu Cany, said: "The Knights Templar have shot to new levels of fame and entered the Hollywood stratosphere thanks to Dan Brown's cult book and the Tom Hanks film adaptation. For that reason, and the fact this is a very reasonably priced and an absolutely stunning character property, we expect code breakers and bargain hunters to want to snap up this piece of history right away."

This particular building is priced at £770,000 and is now completely renovated into a five bedroomed house, which comes with 29 acres of land which includes a natural spring and a barn.