Guided tour of an unfinished 18th century castle

Name: Guided tour of an unfinished 18th century castle
Start: 2022-09-18T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Domaine de Dondainville

Started before the Revolution, Dondainville Castle will never be finished. Converted into a country residence, then transformed into a forgotten farm, it comes back to life with young volunteers for g

Sunday 18 September 2022, 10:00, 14:00Passed

©mairie d'amilly

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About the location

Domaine de Dondainville

28300 Amilly

Eure-et-Loir
Centre-Val de Loire

Fief of the Dumoutier family of Dondainville, the site already included a castle in the sixteenth century disappeared today. In 1788 the construction of a new and vast castle with main houses and two pavilions began. Unfortunately, the revolution stopped about a third of the work. Nevertheless, the family continued to live there. In the 19th century, the last descendant of the family had the part built as a small country castle. In 1843, the estate was sold and transformed into a farm. Neglected, the site has just returned to the public domain, a redevelopment and restoration are under consideration.