Château du Plessis-Macé

Longuenée-en-Anjou, France

Boasting a surrounding wall flanked by towers, the Château du Plessis-Macé was built in the 12th century and then partly rebuilt in the 15th century, but still has preserved its fortified castle appearance. Medieval fortress, the Château du Plessis-Macé is also an elegant country estate. Inside the surrounding wall, the defensive architecture is replaced by a refined Renaissance stately home with magnificent sculpted balcony. The furnished rooms – library, main salon, dining room – and chapel, which contains Gothic wooden panelling, are open to the public.

References:

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Address

Rue de Bretagne 2, Longuenée-en-Anjou, France

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Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

More Information

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Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Lynda Dupont (3 years ago)
Only visited from the outside and it is still a truly amazing castle. Well planned garden and walk around. Highly recommended and we might go back to visit inside.

GETTI Alexandre (3 years ago)
Super

E F (4 years ago)
Extremely disappointing. We drove on the Saturday 18 September (Journées du patrimoine) to visit this castle only to find a little paper note on the door advising that it was closed that day. Nothing was mentioned on the website, and on the Google map it was indicated as open. Such a lack of consideration!

Erin Urban (7 years ago)
Fantastic!! I must come back and get the grande tour. It's truly beautiful and worth the visit.

Vincent Maenhaut (7 years ago)
Authentic medieval castle, away from crowed and too touristic areas

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