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 Chateau
de Brézé
- Something a bit different!
Location: On D93 in Brézé village 11km S of Saumur.
General Info: 49260 Brézé. Tel No: 0(2) 41 51 60 15. Open 1 March –
mid November.
Description: For entertainment value this
unusual chateau is often viewed as one of the best in the region,
although to gain the most from the tour (which is guided) a knowledge of
French is helpful. This is a castle within a castle with an incredible
system of underground tunnels and passages to explore, and probably get
lost in – hence the need for a guide!! Altogether there are over 1 km of
tunnels housing all manner of interest, including the largest underground
bakery in France, an ice-house and part of the tour is a Son et Lumière
show on the bare rock of one of the underground caves.
Our recommendations: It is possible to
visit the chateau as well, but this is not as interesting as the fortress
and you may be pushing things a bit if you have youngish children in tow!
Maybe keep any spare time to do a spot of wine tasting in the chateau wine
cellars. |
Our favourite Chateaux in
the
Loire valley:
- Angers Castle
- Château de Brézé
-
Château de Chambord
-
Château
de Chenonceau
-
Château de Villandry
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Best
Loire Chateaux
When
it comes to chateaux the Loire valley gives the Dordogne a good run for
its money! However whereas the Dordogne chateaux are generally
situated on craggy cliff tops, many of the most impressive Loire chateaux
are majestically set in river valleys, in forest clearings or, in the case
of Chenonceau, straddling the river! Unlike the
Dordogne chateaux, the Loire chateaux were
built with luxury and pleasure as their raison d'être!