Château du Bosc, Camjac, France

Château du Bosc was founded in 1180 and rebuilt in the 15th century. Until the recent years it was always owned by the Bosc and Toulouse-Lautrec family.

Thhe castle is open everyday of the year from 9am to 7pm. Guided tour of the reception rooms and bedroom, with memories of Lautrec as a child, and the family museum showing his artistic instinct. Temporary exhibitions in the château.

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Lyubov R (12 months ago)
A must visit place! Toulouse Lautrec’ ancestral chateau. There were only three of us but Lady gave us a very interesting tour of the whole chateau. Huge amount of interesting exhibits related to the artist and his children’ drawings on the wall, as well as original furniture etc. JUST WOW!

Kirill Maksimkin (12 months ago)
If you’re a fun of Impressionism you’d be glad to visit the Castel where Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec spent his childhood. You can take a guided tour and check the interior and things right from the past.

Andy Butters (2 years ago)
Very interesting but much better if you speak French. The printed guide, in English, only tells you what is in each room and not the history.

Laurence RENAUD (3 years ago)
Visite intéressante mais trop peu de temps pour regarder les œuvres du peintre. Ce que nous avons vu était intéressant mais nous espérions voir un peu plus que 5 pièces du château.

ArtoSS Gang (3 years ago)
Nice

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