- Type
- Castle
- Built
- 1395 · 14th century
- Location
- Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Architect
- Raymond du Temple
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 47.7677°, 2.3752°
History
A stronghold guarded a crossing of the Loire here in the Middle Ages, and in 1395 Guy de La Trémoille built the keep designed by Raymond du Temple, architect to King Charles V. In 1429 King Charles VII stayed here, and Joan of Arc visited him at the castle. In 1602 the castle was bought by Maximilien de Béthune, minister of Henry IV, who became Duke of Sully and enlarged the residence. In 1716 it hosted the young Voltaire, exiled from Paris. Sully's descendants kept the castle until 1962, when it was bought by the Loiret department.
What to see
The castle's white towers are reflected in wide moats fed by the river Sange. The highlight is the keep with its original oak roof frame from around 1400, which resembles an upturned ship's hull. Visitors also see the Duke of Sully's apartments and rooms hung with 17th-century tapestries telling the story of Psyche.
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