France · 16th century
Castle of Brézé ranks #3,380 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #259 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,049 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Angers, 50 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
Château de Brézé is a small, dry-moated castle located in Brézé, near Saumur in the Loire Valley, France.
The château was transformed during the 16th and the 19th centuries. The current structure is Renaissance in style, yet retains medieval elements including a drawbridge and a 12th-century troglodytic basement.
Probably constructed as a refuge and shelter from Viking raids, the castle's cellars contain 3 km (2 mi) of galleries (1 km (0.6 mi) of which is currently accessible) that include living spaces, a bakery, storage areas and livestock areas.
The château is a listed ancient monument originally dating from 1060. Today, it is the residence of descendants of the ancient lords.
A range of wines is produced at the château which has 30 ha (70 acres) of vineyards.
Text adapted from “Château de Brézé” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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