From the medieval fortress to today’s resort
From the 12th century to the present day, come and discover the castle and its park and their modifications over the centuries.
16 - 18 septembre 2022Passat
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From the 12th century to the present day, come and discover the castle and its park and their modifications over the centuries.
At the origin of the castle, there was a medieval fortress on one of the roads of Compostela and of which there are moats and vaulted rooms in the basement. There are still several remarkable monuments from the Renaissance period: the gallows, porticoes and wells. The current castle was built at the beginning of the 18th century, on the plans of Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon. The park was designed in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, and includes an English garden and a wood crossed by riding alleys. A double flight of stairs leads to a Viollet-Le-Duc orangery.