Descripción:
Explore la antigua fortaleza y casa real conocida como el Castillo de Vincennes en las afueras de París, cerca de la ciudad de Vincennes y junto al Bois de Vincennes. La mayor parte de su construcción tuvo lugar entre 1361 y 1369, y desde el siglo XIV hasta el XVI, fue el palacio preferido de los reyes franceses, sólo secundado por el Palacio de la Cité. Descubra el fascinante pasado de esta notable estructura, que sirvió de prisión antes de convertirse en cuartel y arsenal durante la época napoleónica.
Lo más destacado
- Visite el famoso Château de Vincennes y déjese fascinar por el clásico edificio medieval de color blanco que atestigua su antigua condición de palacio real.
- Explore sus elevadas torres y su mazmorra, que sirvieron para fortificar el castillo durante las batallas, y pasee por sus históricos pasillos.
- Descubra la bien conservada fortaleza medieval, la torre fortificada más alta de Europa con 52 metros, donde murió el rey Enrique V y vea dónde estuvieron encarcelados Fouquet, el marqués de Sade y Mirabeau.
- Disfrute de la imponente ostentación exterior del edificio gótico y del hermoso rosetón de la Sainte Chapelle de Vicennes.
If you are visiting Paris, you are aware of the crowds everywhere. For a change of pace, ride metro line 1 to the end and check out the Chateau in Vincennes. We had the place to ourselves. There was a chapel, as well as a well preserved/restored medieval fortress. The self guided tour is interesting. It does not compare to Versailles for example, but has a rich history of its own. It's worth a visit. It is free with the Paris museum pass, and you can ride the metro to Vincennes with the Navigo pass.
Sadly they were setting up for a special event so the grounds were covered in tents. Also conservation is being done on one of the buildings (that’s a good thing) but it made it confusing to see where you could go. The church was beautiful though. I’d recommend holding off going till the spring.
Built in the 14th century. Its 52 meters high donjon tower is the tallest medieval fortified structure of Europe. Though not as famous as other chateau around Paris, the Château de Vincennes long served as a residence for the kings of France, and was involved in some important wars, including Napoleonic Wars and WW II. Another interesting historical event was its relationship with Marquis de Sade. The father of eroticism, Marquis de Sade (whose erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism and sadist ), was imprisoned in the cell number six of the donjon from 1777 to 1784. Now there is an exhibition of his letters and manuscripts.