Free visits of interiors and exteriors

Name: Free visits of interiors and exteriors
Start: 2023-09-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château du Bouchet

Take advantage of the European Heritage Days to discover the castle of Bouchet en Brenne, exceptional site by its original location on a hill of red sandstone in the heart of the Regional Natural Park

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Adult: €7 Child (6-18 years): €3.5 Child (< 6 years): Free

Registration

contact@chateau-bouchet.com

Take advantage of the European Heritage Days to discover the castle of Bouchet in Brenne, exceptional site by its original location on a red sandstone hill in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Brenne, which is a must-see for your discovery of the Indre and the Brenne, a land of 1000 ponds. During the visit of this historic monument you will observe different medieval workshops as well as many rooms, rooms, lounges, gallery, and terrace that will present you its unique history from the Hundred Years War to the famous Marquise of Montespan.

About the location

Château du Bouchet

11 Le Bouchet en Brenne 36300 Rosnay

Indre
Centre-Val de Loire

The Château du Bouchet in Brenne, which has retained its aspect of medieval fortress, despite important transformations carried out in the seventeenth century, stands on the highest hill of the Brenne overlooking the large pond of the Red Sea. The offered panorama of the terrace or dungeon extends up to 80 km around. The oldest part of the castle the north tower dates from the twelfth century. The large keep of which the traces of the drawbridge still remain, dates from the fourteenth century while the small keep was built by the English in the fifteenth century during the Hundred Years War. After being occupied by different local families, the castle was acquired by the Rochechouart family of Mortemart in the sixteenth century which carried out transformations of the fortress into a residence of resort in the seventeenth century. One of the owners, Gabriel de Rochechouart, was the father of the famous Marquise de Montespan who would have made some stays at the Bouchet. In 1808, Victor