Durtal Castle
Durtal Castle is located in the town of Durtal in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in France .
The first castle complex on the strategically favorable place on the edge of the Loir Valley was built by Fulko Nerra at the beginning of the 11th century. Their job was to protect the city of Angers . Today's castle is the result of a number of renovations and extensions carried out between the 15th and 17th centuries. The palace complex underwent a comprehensive renovation in the 16th century, when the city received significant impulses from the rise of the lord of the palace, François de Scépeaux , to Marshal of France and was the seat of a county from 1564. During this time, the French high nobility up to Heinrich II. , Karl IX met at Durtal Castle . and Catherine de Medici.
The east wing of the stately building, built in the 15th century, is flanked by round towers with machicolations and conical roofs. The highest tower, the Donjon , has five floors and offers a view of the Loir Valley . In the south wing from the 16th century, above the river, there is the Renaissance gallery adorned with paintings. In the style of French classicism of the 17th century, the great shows Schomberg - Pavilion ; its lines are accentuated by ribbons, ropes and studs .
literature
- Castles on the Loire ; The green travel guide. Michelin Reise-Verlag, Landau-Mörlheim 1997, ISBN 2-06-711591-X , p. 194.
Web links
- Website of the Durtal Castle (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 13.7 " N , 0 ° 14 ′ 40.8" W.