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Langeais

Langeais is a mixture of medieval fortress and Renaissance castle - from the outside medieval, from the courtyard Renaissance. Up the hill above the present chateau is the original tower erected by Foulques Nerra, the ferocious Comte d'Anjou. He seized Lageais in 994 and then went on to attack his rival, the Comte de Blois at Tours.

     Front of Chateau from air (from a postcard)            sketch plan of chateau and park.

Medieval chest,  Medieval wall panelling, hall set for wedding dinner, medieval furniture & panelling, children's room

Children's room, Wedding tableau of King Charles VIII to Anne of Brittany, Bedroom, View of town from battlement walkway, Italian Marriage Chest

Chateau from tower,  reconstruction of ancient scaffolding against tower ruin.