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 posts on the Château de Brissac as found more pictures me think should be in my blog, This is in the new town of Brissac Loire Aubance in dept 49 of Maine et Loire in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France ! Therefore, here is my take again onthe Château de Brissac, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The town 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 previous posts. Therefore, here is my new take on the wonderful Château de Brissac !!!
The Château de Brissac with seven floors and more than two hundred rooms, this castle is one of the highest in France (it claims to be the highest). Cradle of the family of Cossé-Brissac since 1502 that still live in it as private property open to the public. Its medieval towers, remains of its fortress of origin of the 15C, shelter perfectly the main facade. It is in this castle that in 1620, took place the reconciliation of Louis XIII with his mother, Marie de Medici, widow of Henry IV. Many plantations adorn the park with beeches, tulip trees, maples, willows, cedars, as well as liquidambars trees as well as a nice farm with donkeys!!!. Its architecture makes it so they tell me the highest castle in France, it has seven floors in total, as well as two hundred rooms, and its facade reflects the baroque influences of the time. Home of the dukes of Brissac, the castle raises its monumental facades from its large landscaped park. Since the beginning of the 16C, it is the property and residence of the
dukes of Brissac.
The Château de Brissac is the highest in France, indeed, 51 meters high with its seven floors, it totals 204 rooms. 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.
In the large living room are collected family memories and are mixed with portraits and photos, flowers and candles … Because Brissac is a family castle in which each generation has endeavored to transmit love and respect for a heritage to maintain a tradition of hospitality. In the dining room you will see the place setting as if, in the evening, many guests were invited to the duke’s table! The visit continues in the footsteps of King Louis XIII who came to Brissac in August 1620, from historic rooms to painting galleries, Awesome !
The theater of the Marquise de Brissac , born Jeanne-Marie Say heritage of the sugar Say empire, had a passion for the opera and singing. As her status won’t allow showing in public she decided to built a theater in the castle so she could play to a select public. The theater open in 1890 and until her death in 1916 she organized events here. She created the festival in September called Les Séries d’Automme du Château de Brissac. She plays with her performing friends works of Wagner, Gounoc, Massenet, Saint Saëns, Donizetti, and Offenbach. The theater was abandoned for more than a century until reopen in 1983 thanks to a volunteer association of the Friends of the castle of Brissac.
Inside, precious furniture, tapestries, gilded ceilings, up to the chapel, the King’s Room, where Monseigneur the Duke of Brissac usually sleeps, the Golden Salon, the Young Ladies’ Room, the Metamorphoses Apartment, the Bedroom of Monsieur the Marquis, opening in front of the chapel, that of the late Monsieur le Duc, the Great Gallery of Portraits of the House of Cossé, the Apartment of Belle Judith, the Chamber of Philosophers, the Apartment of the Princes of Denmark, Epicurus’ Chamber, etc, From the kitchen to the monumental fireplace dating from the 17C with paved and vaulted cellars, the visit travels through the centuries. Without forgetting one of its marvels: the delightful little “Belle Epoque” theater, created in 1890 by the Marquise de Brissac, Jeanne Say, and dedicated to opera.
This fortress-castle, built between the 11C and 17C, is a must to sit and contemplate. On the steps, at 180 degrees, Brissac takes on its full extent over 70 hectares. Five themed walks where rose bushes, vines, century-old trees and multiple water features mix reveal the imposing architecture of the castle,The park and gardens of the Château de Brissac offer pleasant walks in the shade of century-old trees along the flowery and shaded paths which wind near the ponds and along the Aubance river. These paths have the evocative names “Pierre de Ronsard, Promenade du Pont Rouge, du Mausoleum, de la vigne des cinq centuries.etc.
The Anjou vineyards towns tourist office on the Brissac castle: https://www.anjou-vignoble-villages.com/visites/chateau-de-brissac/
The Anjou vineyards towns tourist office on the Brissac castle: https://www.anjou-vignoble-villages.com/visites/chateau-de-brissac/
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,a wonderful castle that must be seen, another one yes indeed ! And this is in Pays de la Loire,the other Loire of my belle France! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Château de Brissac, part II !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!
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