The Château de Brissac , exteriors !!!

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And I am back with castles!!! I love castles seen so many in my belle France but each new ones is just more beautiful lol except one…hehehe you know if you read my blog.  I like to expand on my previous post on the Château de Brissac as found more pictures me think should be in my blog, This is in the old town of Brissac-Quincé , now since 2016 is call Brissac Loire Aubance in dept 49 of Maine et Loire in the Pays de la Loire region. Therefore, here is my take on the Château de Brissac, exteriors !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The town was born in 1964 from the grouping of two old neighboring towns of Brissac and Quincé. It is then consolidated in 2016 in the new town of Brissac Loire Aubance. Brissac-Quincé as the best known name still is located on the D 748 road, 16 km south of Angers, 29 km from Saumur, 46 km from Cholet, 85 km from Nantes and 266 km from Paris; and 252 km from my house. I will cut short on the text as mainly was told in the first post, this is some new info and plenty of older pictures but new to the blog, Hope you enjoy them as I.

The Château de Brissac is the tallest castle in France with its 7 floors and 204 rooms, this monument deserves its nickname “Giant of the Loire Valley”. Acquired in 1502, by René de Cossé, 1st Lord of Brissac, it is today the residence of the 13th Duke of Brissac. It remains open to visitors; so much there is to contemplate its dazzling decoration made up of gilded ceilings with leaf, tapestries and precious furniture. Its park offers beautiful views in the shade of hundred-year-old trees. The castle can only be visited on a guided tour.

The alleys have been designed over the centuries by those who have lived in and loved these places. In successive strokes, the inhabitants of the Château have shaped nature, transforming a marsh at the foot of the original fortress into an elegant landscaped park. Unveiled in this way, from the hill of the Mausoleum, from the vines, or reflected in the pond, the facades of the castle elevate their monumentality in a site with majestic perspectives and bucolic tones.

 The official Château de Brissac :  https://brissac.net/?lang=en

The Saumur tourist office on the Château de Brissac: https://www.ot-saumur.fr/en/chateaux-et-manoirs/chateau-de-brissac-5371940/

The local Anjou Loire Valley tourist office on the château de Brissac: https://www.anjou-loire-valley.co.uk/diffusio/visit/chateau-de-brissac-brissac-loire-aubance_TFOPCU812000040

There you folks,recommended , really nice castle in the other Loire, Pays de la Loire, a lovely trip indeed in my belle France! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Château de Brissac,exteriors !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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