Château de Teillan, Aimargues, France

Château de Teillan was built probably in the 9th and 10th centuries to the site of an ancient Roman castrum called Villa Telianum. In the 12th century it was sold to the abbey of Psalmody. The chateau is surrounded with a landscape park from the 19th century where are located Roman steles, milestones and a waterwheel. Today Château de Teillan is privately owned, but open in the summer season.

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Frédéric Pusset (13 months ago)
The garden is lacking in flowers. There is a charge for a visit to the castle.

Yann Fuhs (13 months ago)
Pay attention (5 €)

Sandra BETTINGER (13 months ago)
We fell in love with the huge dovecote and the mikveh in the heart of the garden.

Chandavy COTTEN (14 months ago)
The castle was closed (Wednesday 05/08/2020 at 3 p.m.). A couple of residents informed us that there was no visitation on this day. No indication or information panel.

Roland Studer (19 months ago)
Rarely open to the public, I received an excellent welcome during Heritage Days I particularly recommend the dovecote, an exceptional structure in size and in very good condition, with its rotating scale, a unique piece to my knowledge and dated from the 17th.

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