Our next stop, moving east, was Vitre, a small town famous for its chateau and also its well-preserved medieval center. The castle has the usual 11th-20th century history, serving as a primitive stronghold, a stronghold, a fortified residence, a palatial fortified residence, a prison, and now a tourist destination and museum. The town's Hotel de Ville is still located inside the castle walls.
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Call central casting and order up a French castle, and you might
well get le chateau de Vitre |
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| Closer up |
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| Dry moat |
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Some damage here over the centuries but it is
mostly intact |
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| Hotel de Ville (behind the wall) |
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| Arch from the original 11th century construction |
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| New/old construction |
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| Ditto |
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| Towers, moat |
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| A beauty as castles go |
1 comment:
Magnificent! This is movie picture perfect!
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