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.

Address

Montréjeau, France

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Details

Founded: 1892
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in France

More Information

www.hautegaronnetourisme.com

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

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 Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.

The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.

The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.

The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.