Château du Bois Orcan

Noyal-sur-Vilaine, France

Château du Bois Orcan dates from the 15th century. It has been returned to its original splendour following a full restoration. The rooms house an important collection of furniture and medieval objects that bear witness to the way of life in the era of Charles VIII and Anne of Bretagne. Close to the castle moat is the Jardin de la Fontaine de Vie: this is a garden of medieval proportions created by Alain Richert. The place’s unusually beauty is manifested in its three-part composition – the Cour d’amour (Court of Love), the Fontaine de Vie (Fountain of Life) and the Jardin de curiosités (Garden of Curiosities) – all of them places of olfactory and visual delight. The Bois Orcan also presents the Athanor, a mecca for the work of the internationally renowned French sculptor Etienne Martin (1913-1995).

References:

Brittany Tourism

Address

Le Bois Orcan, Noyal-sur-Vilaine, France

See all sites in Noyal-sur-Vilaine

Details

Founded: 1490
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

More Information

www.brittanytourism.com
www.bois-orcan.com

Rating

4.1/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Château de Châteaugiron (1,7 km)

Château de Fougères (38,8 km)
Rennes Cathedral (14,4 km)
Notre-Dame en Saint-Melaine Church (13,9 km)
Notre-Dame Church (22,6 km)
Château de Vitré (22,3 km)
Dol Cathedral (57,3 km)
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial (52,6 km)
Château de Châteaubriant (39,6 km)
Château de Combourg (42,5 km)

User Reviews

Peter Jewhow (3 years ago)
Very pretty place

Sylvie Lopes (3 years ago)
Lamentable when we arrive and the castle has been closed for 2 years for work and no information is put on the site and we come from the French Riviera ?

Joel Gourlez De Lamotte (3 years ago)
End of renaissance .... A must see.

Gilles Audoubert (4 years ago)
Magnificent place. Interrupted visits, cause covid.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright CONTROTONO

Historic Site of the week

Clementinum

The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.