Explore the castle where Montesquieu was born and lived

Name: Explora el estuche del castillo donde nació y vivió Montesquieu
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Château de La Brède

Equipped with a map, walk in the footsteps of Montesquieu: for a walk, let yourself be told about the area of La Brède as Montesquieu imagined it.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©DracAquitaine/Château de La Brède

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

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Gratuit

About the location

Château de La Brède

65 avenue du Château, 33650 La Brède

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Castle was built in the XIVth and XVth century on the foundations of a building of the XIth century. Altered in Renaissance, it keeps(preserves) its character of atypical fortress by its polygonal shape which is reflected in the water of the wide staves(moats) which surround it. The domain stayed the property of the family of Montesquieu during almost 900 years up to the death of the countess de Chabannes in 2004\. Visit allows to discover the house of the philosopher Montesquieu certain rooms(parts,plays) of which stayed furnished(filled) and decorated.