00:005 km off Montagnac, on the country road towards
00:29Les Isées, the listed castle is located directly on the banks of the Vizier.
00:43The medieval fortress, surrounded by walls and deep ditches, was replaced by an elegant
00:48summer residence in 1576.
00:53Entry is via the fortified Châtelet, one of the largest defences of its kind in south-western
00:57France.
01:02Here on the large magnificent 16th-century terrace, all the beauty is revealed in the
01:06spectacular view of the Vizier valley.
01:18As early as the 11th century, the Delos family, originally from Flanders, settled in the Vizier
01:22valley and built a fortress.
01:31At the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of a certain comfort, the castles opened to
01:34the outside and to the light.
01:36However, they did not completely disarm, because the time was still troubled by the raging
01:41religious wars.
01:42Thus, the defence system was adapted to newly introduced technologies, especially artillery.
01:50We are allowed to admire the extraordinary furniture of the apartments from the 16th
01:54and 17th centuries during our visit.
01:56It shows the way of life of John II Delos during the time of the last Valois and the
02:00first Bourbons.
02:08At the end of the 20th century, as part of the architectural restoration, the gardens
02:12were redesigned to recreate the splendor imagined by John II Delos.
02:22A bit away from the castle, in the so-called Garden of the Princess there is a garden lounge
02:26for a really good-tasting snack and a tea room, but you also get a coffee.
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