Château de Carrouges

Carrouges

The fortified site of Carrouges, on the southern border of Normandy, withstood a Plantagenet siege in 1136 before being destroyed by the English at the start of the Hundred Years' War. In 1367, King Charles V ordered the rebuilding of a new château in the valley, among the ponds; Jean Blosset, Grand Seneschal of Normandy, completed it in the 15th century and received King Louis XI there in 1473. The Le Veneur de Tillières family inherited the estate in the 16th–17th centuries and enlarged it considerably, adding a Renaissance entrance pavilion and a western bastion. Listed as a historic monument since 1927, the château retains a park and gardens of ten hectares.

Getting there : Property of the Centre des monuments nationaux since 1936, open to the public all year

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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