Four towers, high walls pierced by gunboats, crowns of machicolations, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume is a true medieval fortress.
Several times besieged during the Hundred Years War, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume passed into the hands of the families of Beauvau, Cossé-Brissac but also of the princess of Conti illegitimate daughter of Louis XVI and mademoiselle de la Vallière.
Medieval fortress rebuilt in the second half of the fifteenth century, pleasure house in the seventeenth century, prison during the French Revolution, the castle had several lives! Napoleon donated it to the municipality, which used it as a town hall and college and then as a high school until 1971. To visit the castle of Sillé is to discover a unique medieval fortress, to travel through the ups and downs of history and to discover emblematic characters! Robert de Sillé and Arsène Marie Le Feuvre are waiting for you to discover their secrets.
Visit departs at 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.