Château de Valmirande

Montréjeau, France

Built from scratch starting in 1892 by Baron de Lassus. Historic monument with a picturesque 100-acre park of character. The castle and its outbuildings were built by the architect Louis Garros.

Address

Montréjeau, France

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Details

Founded: 1892
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in France

More Information

www.hautegaronnetourisme.com

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Reg Arvidson (2 years ago)
The women collecting cash for entry are incredibly rude, so much so that we opted not to enter.

V S (2 years ago)
To see, magnificent park. We were afraid to stay hungry, but in the end a great discovery. Our guide was very pleasant, patient and a good narrator.

Adrien MALDINI (4 years ago)
trés beau château du style château de la Loire. jardin arboricole magnifique. A voir

Eliane Figueiredo Frias (4 years ago)
Magnificent domain! The guide was very professional and the atmosphere friendly. A walk not to be missed in the region! Bravo again for this guided tour!

Kyung Min Song (5 years ago)
What a stunning place!

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The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.