Château de la Guerche

La Guerche, France

Château de la Guerche was built during the reign of Charles VII of France, for Antoinette de Maignelais, young cousin of Charles's recently defunct mistress Agnès Sorrel, and her new husband André de Villequier.

The castle was besieged in 1592, during the French Wars of Religion. Restored in the seventeenth century and renovated subsequently, it is now open to visitors.

References:

Comments

Your name



Details

Founded: 15th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Martin Curtis (8 months ago)
This (long time) family owned and lived-in Château is very pretty and the guided tour of the lower levels and some of the house is very interesting. Lots of history is explained, by the very pleasant guide. The village itself is worth walking around, because it is ancient and unspoilt. It is a very very quiet village!
Gites de La Richardière (2 years ago)
A really interesting place to visit and learn about the history of the area through the ages.
Ben McCormick (2 years ago)
Great little chateau on the Creuse river that's worth a visit if you're in the area. Guide is lovely and did the tour in French and English. Learned a lot about the history of the place, especially from the graffiti etched into the walls. The circular cannon room in the tower is worth the admission price alone. It's obviously someone's home but they are really welcoming. Also a good way of keeping cool in the hot weather.
Alan Moody (6 years ago)
Smaller, but still inhabited Chateau with a great guide
Rachael Milsom (7 years ago)
Had a wonderful tour around this chateau
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.

The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.

Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.