Château de Médavy, Médavy, France

Château de Médavy is a beautiful 18th century castle with classical architecture inspired in particular by Mansart (Versailles’ architect). Current main building was erected between 1705 and 1724 for Jacques-Léonor Rouxel de Médavy, marshal of France. The entirety was refurbished between 1754 and 1789 by Pierre Thiroux de Monregard, superintendent of the French relays and postal service.

The guided tour allows visitors to discover an elegant stairway, rooms decorated with pieces of French eighteenth century furniture, and portraits of previous owners such as the countess of Thiroux de Monregard painted by Louis-Michel Van Loo (Louis XVth court portraitist). Finally, two well-endowed chart rooms shelter Spanish cabinets as well as a collection of globes and atlases from the XVI to the XVIII century.

Outdoors (non-guided), two superb pathways, lined by lime trees, offer a pleasant walk along the Orne river. One of the towers has been transformed into a chapel and African works of art are exposed in the dovecote.

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Maud Cappelle (6 months ago)
I visited the Château de Médavy on the occasion of heritage days. The entry price was set at €2. The collection inside is very rich and very interesting. The exteriors are interesting for the part close to the castle with the moat. The rest of the garden is very little worked: no flowers or shrubs

françoise GERAULT (7 months ago)
Very beautiful castle

Adi B (8 months ago)
We missed the visit to the boats, but the castle and the park deserved this outing. The guided tour is very good. The guide is very well documented. Thank you to the owner for enriching his castle with globes, atlases, 18th century plan of Paris,...

Luc Robalo (9 months ago)
We only visited the park and the boat exhibition which was very good, very beautiful well maintained area

Cécilia Caron (2 years ago)
Visit during heritage day Beautiful home with beautiful collections of globes of all sizes and world maps Beautiful furniture... castle life ?

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