Discover a ceremonial castle commissioned by the Duke of Epernon

Name: Discover a ceremonial castle commissioned by the Duke of Epernon
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château ducal de Cadillac

Only 35km from Bordeaux stands the ducal castle of Cadillac. ...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

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Free. Free admission. Registration possible.

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©Centre des monuments nationaux

Only 35km from Bordeaux stands the ducal castle of Cadillac.
For the European Heritage Days, discover this castle, its tumultuous history and its collections. Come and visit this stately house of the seventeenth century, whose history mingles with that of the musketeers.

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Gratuit

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Tout public

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.