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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
September 2023
Saturday 16
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
14:00 - 18:00

Château de Pouzauges

Rue du Vieux Château 85700 Pouzauges
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire

Wooden games in the castle park

Enjoy an afternoon in the castle park to take the time and fun to play with family or friends at the wooden games available in the park.
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
ville de Pouzauges

Enjoy an afternoon in the castle park to take the time and fun to play with family or friends in the wooden games available in the park. Also to do while waiting to leave for a visit of the dungeon or a show wandering in the city!

Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thèmes 2023
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Château de Pouzauges
Rue du Vieux Château 85700 Pouzauges
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire
The construction of the keep dates from the 12th century, on the initiative of the Viscount of Thouars, one of the most powerful families of Poitou. At the beginning of the 15th century, Catherine de Thouars married Gille de Rais and made the castle her residence. It transforms the austere and cold keep into a residential tower. It adds windows, stairs and sculpted fireplaces. In 1440, on the death of Gilles de Rais, Catherine de Thouars married Jean II de Vendôme and left Pouzauges. It was confiscated by the Revolution and became national before being bought back and returned to its owners in 1801\. The Keep is built on a Niortais type, namely square with rounded corner buttresses. In this, it resembles the Tiffauges Keep, another home of Gilles de Rais. It is 26 meters high and its walls are 1.5 m thick. It has preserved loopholes, windows with cushions, the remains of wood hourds, latrines. The dungeon was protected by fortifications. The main curtain, of the 3 existing at the time,
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir
Access
Parking nearby
Ville de Pouzauges