Château de Bournazel

Bournazel, France

Château de Bournazel was built in the mid-16th century by Jean de Buisson. He replaced the older castle with Renaissance style residence. Today the gardens are added to the List of Remarkable Gardens of France.

Address

Rue Noire, Bournazel, France

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Details

Founded: 16th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Nick&Laurent Postma-Thibaud (2 years ago)
Amazing chateau - make sure you leave time to visit the garden.

Veronique Soret-Walker (2 years ago)
Gorgeous cattle. Very informative group visit. Well organises and very informative.

Patricia Phelan (2 years ago)
I recommend that you check the chateau's website before your visit for opening times and guided tours, especially if you're English! Beautiful chateau and the guided tour takes about 1 hour, which is very interesting. The gardens are worth a visit too.

Rod B (2 years ago)
A stunning restoration of an old chateau. Well worth a visit, which is conducted by guided tour. Highly recommended.

Ruth Alves Reis (2 years ago)
Such a marvelous Castle interly renwed, with its majestuous gardens and fine interiors. A Master Art. A must see. Congratulations to the Family who owned it and give their very best for it's recover and visitors to discover it. Many blessings ? big thank you ? ?

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