Discover the castle where the legend of the White Queen was born
Discover the legendary castle of the White Queen, accompanied by a guide, the castle built by Guilhem de Toulouse, seneschal of the King of England Edward III between 1314 and 1320\. ...
Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 10h00Passat
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Discover the legendary castle of the White Queen, accompanied by a guide, the castle built by Guilhem de Toulouse, seneschal of the King of England Edward III between 1314 and 1320.
It served as a citadel for the Bastide. Walls follow one another without interruption. At the corners, four square towers and three flanking towers in the middle on each side.
Square in plan, the central tower, of earlier construction stands in the middle of the enclosure.
According to legend, the White Queen was locked in this «dungeon» where she died poisoned.