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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)
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4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
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Stephen Childs (13 months ago)
Access by guided tour only but reasonably priced. Tour was in French but booklets provided in English with most of the same info. Castle itself is impressive and very well maintained.
Access by guided tour only but reasonably priced. Tour was in French but booklets provided in English with most of the same info. Castle itself is impressive and very well maintained.
Jolanda Bolt (14 months ago)
Beautiful castle, that's still lived in. Not allowed to photograph (which was okay). But one pet peeve about French tourist attractions is the lack of English explanations. You're guided through the castle, which is great. The guide talked a lot but never translated anything in English (while he could speak English). We got a list of stuff we could see, but it only said: chest, XVIth century. The guide obviously explained much, much more about it. So all this was wasted on us, which was a real pity. It doesn't have to be long, but just a little effort to try would make it much better. While I understand that not all castles can have guided tours by tablet like Chateau Guillaume-le-Conquérant in Falaise, even a longer handout would improve it or take the time to translate.
Beautiful castle, that's still lived in. Not allowed to photograph (which was okay). But one pet peeve about French tourist attractions is the lack of English explanations. You're guided through the castle, which is great. The guide talked a lot but never translated anything in English (while he could speak English). We got a list of stuff we could see, but it only said: chest, XVIth century. The guide obviously explained much, much more about it. So all this was wasted on us, which was a real pity. It doesn't have to be long, but just a little effort to try would make it much better. While I understand that not all castles can have guided tours by tablet like Chateau Guillaume-le-Conquérant in Falaise, even a longer handout would improve it or take the time to translate.
Katrina Hunt (15 months ago)
What a fantastic day!! They really know how to make history come alive. The re-enactment groups who participated were particularly entertaining.
What a fantastic day!! They really know how to make history come alive. The re-enactment groups who participated were particularly entertaining.
JP 'Free Burd' (2 years ago)
Small rural village, beautiful surroundings and walks. Cafes and bars. The chateaux is spectacular, a focal point for the locals and visitors. There is a large car park, 2 minute walk to the town. The car park also accomodates campervans.... you can top up your water tanks, empty your portable loos and even charge up your leisure batteries! Courtesy of Lassays town council. I love this but slightly biased as my dad lives there!
Small rural village, beautiful surroundings and walks. Cafes and bars. The chateaux is spectacular, a focal point for the locals and visitors. There is a large car park, 2 minute walk to the town. The car park also accomodates campervans.... you can top up your water tanks, empty your portable loos and even charge up your leisure batteries! Courtesy of Lassays town council. I love this but slightly biased as my dad lives there!
Gasgas (2 years ago)
We have been meaning to do the tour for months but so glad we did it's fantastic, we have admired it from outside for a long time and inside doesn't disappoint. The guide was a young lady who was great, it's in french but they give you a book in English so you can follow what's going on if you don't speak french.it really is quite spectacular, you get your tickets opposite the main castle door in a barn looking building that is a shop as well.
We have been meaning to do the tour for months but so glad we did it's fantastic, we have admired it from outside for a long time and inside doesn't disappoint. The guide was a young lady who was great, it's in french but they give you a book in English so you can follow what's going on if you don't speak french.it really is quite spectacular, you get your tickets opposite the main castle door in a barn looking building that is a shop as well.
