Guided tour of a 13th century castle

Name: Guided tour of a 13th century castle
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de la Faye

The castle of Faye, which was the residence of the lords of Auriac from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, was built from an old watchtower of the warning and defense system organized in the thi

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free of charge. Free admission.

©VINCENT HAMELIN

The castle of Faye which was the residence of the lords of Auriac from the 15th to the 18th century, was built from an old watchtower of the warning and defense system organized in the 13th century by Alphonse de Poitiers to protect the castle of Montignac from the English raids installed in Thenon. This «keep» was accosted in the fourteenth or fifteenth century of two massive towers that made the Faye, during the Hundred Years War, an important fortified house. The whole forms the south facade of the current castle.
Discover this exceptional castle on a guided tour.

About the location

Château de la Faye

Château de la Faye, 24290 Auriac-du-Périgord

Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The castle of Faye was built in the XIIIth century from an old(former) observation tower of the defence system of the châtellenie of Montignac, perfected by Alphonse de Poitiers. This "donjon" was accosted in the XIVth century and in the XVth century of two massive towers which made Faye, during Hundred Years' War an important strong house. The set(group) trains(forms) the facade the South of the current castle. A staircase with screw, in the courtyard, connects(binds) these buildings(ships) between them.
In the XVIth century the castle is supplemented on the north side by the thought building(ship) galleries " training(forming) a quadrilateral so around a very narrow court(yard). The facade is is then prettified by a tower which shelters a second staircase with screw, wider and that gives access to galleries done up in residential building.
The castle knows, from 1756, a period of almost abandonment(relinquishment) and it is sold as very national in Revolution. In the state of ruins, it is restored from 1870.
Two towers of angle, northeast and southeast are then associated with him(her,it) while disappears the chapel of the XVIth century annexed to the castle.