Château de Girecourt-sur-Durbion

Girecourt-sur-Durbion, France

Château de Girecourt-sur-Durbion was built in the 1540s by Pierre, count of Haraucourt. It was besieged in 1639 by Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. Today the castle is restored. the restoration brought to light 16th century coffered ceilings which considered to be among the most beautiful in the region. A mullioned window and an ogival window of the castle chapel are also visible.

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Founded: 1540
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

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4.2/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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sylvie strabach (2 months ago)
Beautiful castle, maintained with great taste while maintaining the authenticity of the place, very warm welcome by the owners
Myriam SIMON (3 months ago)
The squire is in the transmission. Listening to it is pure joy. In addition to a good general culture, he shows real curiosity, which will allow him to accumulate more and more interesting knowledge to share... with future visitors! Positive point, visit on request for my husband, myself and our bagged miniature pinscher. The park is very pleasant.
Patrick Jacques (5 months ago)
Very beautiful residence restored by the owner who is extremely dedicated to his project. Very friendly owner who spared no time in giving us explanations during the visit. Thank you very much to him.
Catherine Englefield (6 months ago)
The pleasant owner showed us around his castle with a lot of knowledge of Lorraine history. My family and I were delighted with this visit.
Astrid T (15 months ago)
Beautiful renovated castle, the owner explains the castle very interesting but you would have to wait until the whole group is in the room to start.
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