Loire Valley Castles
LANGEAIS CASTLE
LANGEAIS
CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS
37130 LANGEAIS
Tél : +33/(0)2 47 96 72 60
Fax : +33/(0)2 47 96 54 44
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Website : CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS
Langeais Castle, in the Loire Valley near Tours, dates from the end of the Middle Ages. It has a wall walk, drawbridge and imposing towers and boasts a remarkable collection of medieval furniture and tapestries.
When Jacques Siegfried bought the Château de Langeais in 1886, he set out to recreate a model 15th-century residence, complete with furniture, tapestries and objets d'art of the period.
A tour of the interior not only gives a good idea of day-to-day life in the Middle Ages, but also provides reminders of a key event in French history : the marriage of Charles VIII and Duchess Anne of Brittany, which eventually led to her still-independent duchy becoming part of France.
