Pimpéan Castle

Name: Castillo de Pimpéan
Start: 2023-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: chateau de pimpéan grézillé 49350

The private castle was built in the 15th century by Lord Beauvau, advisor to King Charles VII and close to King René. Of this construction, there remains the chapel whose vaults in the Angevin style…

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The private castle was built in the 15th century by Lord Beauvau, advisor to King Charles VII and close to King René. Of this construction, it remains the chapel whose vaults of Angevin style are entirely painted. Representing scenes from the New Testament, this exceptional iconographic ensemble is one of the most complete in Anjou. Renovated from the 16th to the 18th century, the castle dominates the surrounding vineyards.
Free visit of the chapel, the rooms of the ground floor and its gardens.

About the location

chateau de pimpéan grézillé 49350

grézillé 49350 gennes val de loire

Maine-et-Loire
Pays de la Loire

The imposing castle was built in the 15th century by Bertrand de Beauvau, friend of King René. It preserves today its towers and machicolations, as well as a pretty chapel that contains ochre paintings of the fifteenth century considered the most beautiful of Anjou for this time: angels carrying the instruments of the Passion and scenes of the life of the Virgin. The Grenier aux rentes with its imposing framework was once used to store the taxes imposed by the seigneurs on their subjects. The magnificent chapel, protected as historical monuments like the rest of the building, is worth a look for its richly painted vaults. It now hosts wedding receptions and seminars.