Château Renault Ruins

Château-Renault, France

Count of Blois Thibault IV built Château Renault in 1140. It consisted of a tower, surrounding walls and a moat on three sides. Today the tower and parts of walls remain as ruined.

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Address

Rue du Château 35, Château-Renault, France

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Details

Founded: 1140
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Joel Guepin (3 years ago)
Very beautiful androi

Beatrice Jost (4 years ago)
Nice place to picnic under the Himalayan cedars. Nice view over the roofs of the village. The rose garden requires an additional gardener!

christiane bellini (4 years ago)
The town hall park is very well maintained The flower beds are magnificent The rose garden is worth the detour and the vegetable garden is a good idea to supply schools

Therese Leclercq (4 years ago)
Nice place... Rose garden to visit. I put a 2 star for the wearing of the obligatory mask for the visit of the Museum of the leather and the tannery, in spite of the low attendance ... Too bad.

olivier fougerais (4 years ago)
Very nice places to take very nice photos

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