France · 12th century
The Palais de l'Isle, also spelled de l'Île, is a former fortified house of the 12th century, remodelled several times, situated on an islet formed by the Thiou, in the commune of Annecy in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Used notably as a prison, and today an exhibition venue on the architecture and heritage of the Annecy conurbation, it offers a permanent trail on the history and heritage of this area. The former courtrooms, the former cells and dungeons of the prisoners, and the former chapel can be visited.
Machine-translated from “Palais de l'Isle” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palais de l'Isle ranks #2,744 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #213 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,384 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Annecy, 1 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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