Château de Valmirande, Montréjeau, France

Built from scratch starting in 1892 by Baron de Lassus. Historic monument with a picturesque 100-acre park of character. The castle and its outbuildings were built by the architect Louis Garros.

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Reg Arvidson (2 years ago)
The women collecting cash for entry are incredibly rude, so much so that we opted not to enter.

V S (2 years ago)
To see, magnificent park. We were afraid to stay hungry, but in the end a great discovery. Our guide was very pleasant, patient and a good narrator.

Adrien MALDINI (4 years ago)
trés beau château du style château de la Loire. jardin arboricole magnifique. A voir

Eliane Figueiredo Frias (4 years ago)
Magnificent domain! The guide was very professional and the atmosphere friendly. A walk not to be missed in the region! Bravo again for this guided tour!

Kyung Min Song (5 years ago)
What a stunning place!

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The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.

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