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Château et Jardin d'Ainay-le-Vieil
The graceful Gothic flamboyant residence is protected by an imposing 14th-century fortress. The gardens include a rose garden (about 180 varieties), a square shaped island, an old château kitchen garden and chartreuses (rare architectural structures in France).
Descriptif patrimoine :
A fortified château with moat, guardhouse, walkway… Right from the Middle Ages, it is home to a gracious, Gothic style flamboyant house built at the end of the 15th century by Charles de Bigny. This family has lived there since 1467. Here you can find his memories of Colbert, Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon, as well as superb and majestic parlours. A walk offers the beauty of its hundred-year-old trees and a route through the Rose Garden and Carthusian Gardens. In the landscaped park surrounding the château from the Middle Ages, the gardens guide the visitor for a true stroll through garden art: the old rose garden opposite the two pavilions, the square island with its hornbeams shaped into a palisade and the Chartreuses, with a themed garden in each enclosure: the mixed-border, the sculpt
Descriptif patrimoine centre :
A fortified château with moat, guardhouse, walkway… Right from the Middle Ages, it is home to a gracious, Gothic style flamboyant house built at the end of the 15th century by Charles de Bigny. This family has lived there since 1467. Here you can find his memories of Colbert, Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon, as well as superb and majestic parlours. A walk offers the beauty of its hundred-year-old trees and a route through the Rose Garden and Carthusian Gardens. In the landscaped park surrounding the château from the Middle Ages, the gardens guide the visitor for a true stroll through garden art: the old rose garden opposite the two pavilions, the square island with its hornbeams shaped into a palisade and the Chartreuses, with a themed garden in each enclosure: the mixed-border, the sculpt
Descriptif patrimoine site :
A fortified château with moat, guardhouse, walkway… Right from the Middle Ages, it is home to a gracious, Gothic style flamboyant house built at the end of the 15th century by Charles de Bigny. This family has lived there since 1467. Here you can find his memories of Colbert, Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon, as well as superb and majestic parlours. A walk offers the beauty of its hundred-year-old trees and a route through the Rose Garden and Carthusian Gardens.
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| Tarifs | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Full adult price | 11 € | – |
| Full adult price | 8.5 € | – |
| Group rate | 8.5 € | – |
| Group rate | 7 € | – |
| Child rate | 7 € | – |
| Child rate | 6 € | – |
| Discount rate | 8 € | – |
| Discount rate | 7 € | – |
| Other rates | 5 € | – |
| Free rate | – | – |
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