Guided tour of the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume

Name: Visita guiada del castillo de Sillé-le-Guillaume
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Sillé le Guillaume

Four towers, high walls pierced with gunboats, crowns of machicolation, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume is a true medieval fortress.

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

Herramientas de registro

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Ville de Sillé-le-Guillaume

Four towers, high walls pierced with gunboats, crowns of machicolations, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume is a real 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 commune which used it as town hall and college then high school until 1971. Visiting the castle of Sillé is to discover a unique medieval fortress, it is to travel through the jolts of history and it is to discover emblematic characters! Robert de Sillé and Arsène Marie Le Feuvre are waiting for you to discover their secrets.
Departure of visit at 11h, 14h, 15h, 16h and 17h, Saturday and Sunday.

About the location

Château de Sillé le Guillaume

place des minimes, 72140 Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sarthe
Pays de la Loire

Four tours(towers,ballots), high leaky walls of popguns, crowns of machicolation, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume is a real medieval fortress. Several times besieged during Hundred Years' War, the castle of Sillé-le-Guillaume passed in the hands of the families of Beauvau, Cossé-Brissac but also of the princess of Conti illegitimate girl of Louis XVI and of Miss of Vallière. Medieval fortress rebuilt in the second half of the XVth century, pleasure house in the XVIIth century, prison during French Revolution, castle had several lives! Napoleon gave it in the municipality which used him(it) as city council and middle school(college) then high school until 1971\. To visit the castle of Sillé it is to discover an unique(only) medieval fortress, it is to travel(browse) the jolts(starts) of history(story) and it is to discover emblematic characters! Robert de Sillé and Arsène Marie Le Feuvre wait for you to make you bare their secrets.