The residence of the Duke of Epernon opens its doors!

Name: The residence of the Duke of Epernon opens its doors!
Start: 2022-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château ducal de Cadillac

Discover the ducal castle of Cadillac and its new exhibition!

16 - 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free.

©CMN - M. Delanne

Discover the ducal castle of Cadillac and its new exhibition!

The «Demi-Roi» castle is a must-see destination in Bordeaux. From the 17th century palace that welcomed queens and kings to the prison-castle of the 19th-20th centuries, discover on 4 levels its singular destiny, in a tour route modernised in 2021... without forgetting its summer exhibition «Fantasies for a palace»!

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Visite libre

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Gratuit

About the location

Château ducal de Cadillac

4 place de la Libération, 33410 Cadillac

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Younger child(Junior) of Gascony in the meteoric, precursory rise of the musketeers, the duke d' Épernon makes build this castle under the reigns of Henry IV and of Louis XIII. Sumptuous and military, this palace keeps(preserves) monumental fireplaces, tapestries, painted ceilings... The house crossed centuries and became a prison for women in the XIXth century.