Visit "The castle of Louppy-sur-Loison: a real architectural treasure in the heart of Lorraine"

Name: Visit "The castle of Louppy-sur-Loison: a real architectural treasure in the heart of Lorraine"
Start: 2021-09-18T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Louppy-sur-Loison

Discover the exterior of the Castle

18 and 19 September 2021Passed

Conditions

6€ per person and free for children under 18

©Lorraine gaumaise - Michel Laurent

Discover the exterior of the castle, whose monumentality and the luxury of carved decorations are unique in Lorraine. This is one of the most surprising examples of the Renaissance style of the region!

This unique architectural program made it possible to accommodate the greatest names of the Lorraine nobility such as the Duke of Lorraine with his court, but also Louis XIV who stayed there during the siege of Montmédy in 1657.

About the location

Château de Louppy-sur-Loison

1 rue de la Porte Haute, 55600 Louppy-sur-Loison

Meuse
Grand Est

Surprising example of castle Renaissance dating of 1620, the castle of Louppy-sur-Loison is a remarkable building not to be missed. In these feet, rise another tower and curtain, vestiges of the XIIth century of the defensive and residential fortress of the count of Bar Thièbaut Ier who was worth for a long time in this village the name of Louppy-les-deux-Châteaux.