JEP 2021 at Ballue Castle and Gardens - Historical Guided Tours

Name: JEP 2021 at Ballue Castle and Gardens - Historical Guided Tours
Start: 2021-09-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Château et jardins de la Ballue

Exceptional visit commented by the owners of the interiors of the 17th castle, historical monument.

18 and 19 September 2021Passed

Conditions

€9.50 adult admission. Free up to 10 years. Reduced price € 7.50 for students, job seekers, disabled persons/ Hours: 10.30 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm. Reservation advised by mail or telephone

Registration

chateau@la-ballue.com 02 99 974786

©SimonBourcier

Exceptional visits commented by the owners of the interiors of the castle 17th historical monument. We will talk about the former fortress of the Marches de Bretagne that was the Ballue for 600 years and we will tell the extraordinary journey of its builder, at the very beginning of the 17th, Gilles de Ruellan. Marquisate confiscated by the French Revolution, the castle of Ballue has preserved all its architectural authenticity. Today it is an elegant residence still inhabited, furnished and decorated, where historical fabrics, period furniture and original woodwork, combine in a great harmony.
Schedules Saturday and Sunday guided tours: 10:30 am - 2 pm - 4 pm - 6 pm - (reservation recommended).
The entrance fee allows access to the free visit of the gardens, the guided tour of the interiors, the ancient fencing show by Les Lames de Sévigné on Saturday and the workshops demonstrations of artisans on Sunday.

About the location

Château et jardins de la Ballue

lieu dit La Ballue 35560 Bazouges-la-Pérouse

Ille-et-Vilaine
Bretagne

Near the Mont-Saint-Michel, hides an enchanted(delighted) garden, on terraces of the XVIIth century which dominate the valley of Couesnon. The first garden, of maniériste Italian inspiration, created by the futuristic architect Paul Maymont, pulls(entails) us in the discovery of thirteen rooms(chambers) of greenery (grove catches, theatre of greenery, maze). At the end of the path of lindens, the French-style garden of François-Hébert Stevens succeeds him(her,it) in perfect agreement with the south facade of the castle golden granite Louis XIII. Topiary Art and contemporary statues conjugate with big(great) harmony. It is a remarkable place to contemplate landscape and calls(reminds) us back that Ballue was a fortress of the Marche(walking) of Brittany.