Château d'Entraygues, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, France

Château d'Entraygues was built by Henry II, Count of Rodez, between 1278 and 1290. Entraygues was a strategic point at the crossroads of transportation routes, at the junction of Auvergne and the Lot Valley.

The first conurbation must have been at St-Georges (remains an old, Gothic style edifice, far more important when it was a parish church, on a terrace).

From the end of the construction of the fortifed castle, in 1290, the town battlements were built with crenels, defence towers and front doors (there would have been a drawbridge on each side), the whole surrounded by moats.

The castle was looted and detroyed in 1587. Partially razed in 1604, it was rebuilt in the 17th century by Henri de Monvallat, the new lord of Entraygues. From the 13th century, only remain the two towers, the stairwell, the left vaulted room of the ground floor. From the fortifications, only remain some sections of the castle's outer wall, front doors of which archways have been removed in the 19th century during the construction of the new church partly inaugurated on October 24th 1866. Most of the old round towers were removed then and their stones were used to build the religious edifice.

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Saint-Émilion Old Town

Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.

An oppidum was built on the hill overlooking the present-day city in Gaulish times, before the regions was annexed by Augustus in 27 BC. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.

Because the region was located on the route of the Camino de Santiago, many monasteries and churches were built during the Middle Ages, and in 1199, while under Plantagenet rule, the town was granted full rights.

Christophe Cuche (5 years ago)
Beautiful building

Gorbio Roger (5 years ago)
Well restored

Alain Gaillard (5 years ago)
A short stop to stretch your legs at the confluence of the Lot and Truyère rivers. Restful.

Jean Rudzinski (5 years ago)
The calm of the site and the murmur of the stream inspire complete rest

Bob Nicholas (7 years ago)
Only viewed from outside. Don't know if you can visit inside.

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