Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet

Saint-Germain-de-Livet, France

The famous chateau at Saint-Germain-de-Livet, now open to the public, was built by the Tournebu (later Tournebu-de-Livet) family between 1561 and 1578. Fine group of buildings are typical in the Pays d'Auge, reuniting a timber-framed manor from the second half of the 15th Century and a 16th century residence in glazed brick and stone, a corner tower, moat and lake. The interior is fully furnished. Today the chateau is a property of the municipality of Lisieux, which stages seasonal exhibitions there.

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Founded: 1561-1578
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

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Priscilla Geldenhuys (10 months ago)
VERY IMPORTANT DONT BOTHER, THE CASTLE IS CLOSED! A section of the interior collapsed, and it won't be open for a few years. I made a mistake of trusting google!! The information on Google is not accurate. Refer to the website of the Castle.
Jarl Petersen (12 months ago)
Very quaint castle with a decent garden. When we went there they were doing a renovation due to a cave in of the roof, so access to the inside of the Chateau. It did mean that they gave us free access to the outside which was quite pretty.
Nik78 C (14 months ago)
Beautiful castle and nature around. We couldn’t enter inside of the castle as they are renovating. Worth to visit anyhow.
Mia Cvjetković (15 months ago)
Beautiful castle and its surroundings,no charge to enter the garden and inner courtyard as the interior of the building is still under renovation. There are several free guided 20min tours (in french or english should there be enough foreigners) during which you enter into the inner courtyard. Cool to spend an hour admiring the area,there is a nice tea salon overlooking the castle but it was closed when we were there a week ago.
B Fisher (2 years ago)
What a gorgeous and peaceful place to visit. The front clerk was very helpful and spoke English while helping with our bad French. Easy parking right across the street and an easy path around the outside grounds of the site. If walking to the side, there is a bubbling stream and was so serene. Visited in April and everything smelled so fresh. Ducks were swimming in the moat and the peacocks were making their calls. The inside was still under renovation, but it was free to view the garden and take your time. There is small church across the street to explore and old cemetery. I strongly recommend to visit if you're looking for some peace and nature.
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