Visit of the Guignardière castle/ Castle of the adventurers

Name: Visita al Castillo de Guignardière/ Castillo de los aventureros
Start: 2023-09-16T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de la Guignardière

Discover the Château de la Guignardière, a Renaissance treasure built in 1554 for the baker of King Henri II, Jean Girard, and listed as a historical monument since 1978...

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

Discover the Château de la Guignardière, a Renaissance treasure built in 1554 for the baker of King Henri II, Jean Girard, and listed as a historical monument since 1978. Take advantage of preferential rates on the occasion of the European Heritage Days to discover the Château de la Guignardière! A Renaissance treasure, it was built in 1554 for King Henry II’s panetier, Jean Girard and has been listed as a historic monument since 1978!
Are you a history buff or just a budding adventurer? Then come discover the castle and the park in a fun way through various routes and activities!

About the location

Château de la Guignardière

Route des Sables d'Olonne, 85440 Avrillé

Vendée
Pays de la Loire

Renaissance castle fully furnished in a park of 86ha with ponds, shady alleys and animals. The construction of the castle, undertaken around 1560 by a close associate of the Court withdrawn in the province, was interrupted before completion 20 years later and will be resumed for only one span in 1773\. The current building is therefore truncated by half of its original plan, in U with raised one-storey corner pavilions; it is however one of the rare examples of Renaissance architecture in Bas-Poitou. The uniformity of the elements used, the balance between the horizontal and vertical lines very equally emphasized by nature, the absence of ornamentation other than architectural make it an austere architecture close to the Parisian realizations of the moment.