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Founded: 13th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)
Rating
4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
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Dave Reed (5 months ago)
Stunning views and scary dungeons, although some of the stairways were challenging if you've got vertigo. Beautiful grounds and gardens, lots of sunny or shady spots for a picnic.
Stunning views and scary dungeons, although some of the stairways were challenging if you've got vertigo. Beautiful grounds and gardens, lots of sunny or shady spots for a picnic.
Aurelien Gilbert (22 months ago)
Nice medical city to visit for a couple of hours. The donjon is beautiful and you can walk around easily. Highly recommend the place
Nice medical city to visit for a couple of hours. The donjon is beautiful and you can walk around easily. Highly recommend the place
Kamilia (2 years ago)
Beautiful castle complex. You have to pay 1 ticket to be able to enter both the Donjon Fortress and the Logis Royal Castle, other than that you can roam around for free around the medieval styled city and garden. The ticket is definitely worth to pay, while exploring the Donjon Fortress they'll give you a tablet called Histopad intstalled with a very interactive application to help you explore the fortress, with Histopad your experience feels like a treasure hunt (good for kids and adventurous people!) Prepare to take a lot of staircases and to walk a lot.
Beautiful castle complex. You have to pay 1 ticket to be able to enter both the Donjon Fortress and the Logis Royal Castle, other than that you can roam around for free around the medieval styled city and garden. The ticket is definitely worth to pay, while exploring the Donjon Fortress they'll give you a tablet called Histopad intstalled with a very interactive application to help you explore the fortress, with Histopad your experience feels like a treasure hunt (good for kids and adventurous people!) Prepare to take a lot of staircases and to walk a lot.
Stuart Foxall (2 years ago)
We only visited the older part, not the chateau. Brilliant way to spend a couple of hours and kept two adults and two children (9 & 13) very interested.
We only visited the older part, not the chateau. Brilliant way to spend a couple of hours and kept two adults and two children (9 & 13) very interested.
Carolyn Dexter (2 years ago)
I was really disappointed with my visit. Having visited lots of other chateaux in the region I was expecting something similar. Unfortunately not. Entrance fee 13E got you in and also to the dungeons. My main issue was not being able to read about most of the things on view. You may say, it's in France so expect explanations in French!? However when we came out we were told about an app we could gave downloaded before entering that would have explained everything. Surely the lady taking our money (who had a badge on saying she spoke English) could have mentioned it? Even if she had pointed to some written document that we could have read before going in. Anyway, it was very sparsely furnished and only a few rooms you could go in. The dungeons were really just ruins but you got a feel on just how big and deep these must have been all those years ago. So, yes I was disappointed. There are many more chateaux to visit for the same price that are far more attractive and interesting.
I was really disappointed with my visit. Having visited lots of other chateaux in the region I was expecting something similar. Unfortunately not. Entrance fee 13E got you in and also to the dungeons. My main issue was not being able to read about most of the things on view. You may say, it's in France so expect explanations in French!? However when we came out we were told about an app we could gave downloaded before entering that would have explained everything. Surely the lady taking our money (who had a badge on saying she spoke English) could have mentioned it? Even if she had pointed to some written document that we could have read before going in. Anyway, it was very sparsely furnished and only a few rooms you could go in. The dungeons were really just ruins but you got a feel on just how big and deep these must have been all those years ago. So, yes I was disappointed. There are many more chateaux to visit for the same price that are far more attractive and interesting.
