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've visited all of the main highlights of Paris, you should visit Vincennes. It was the Royal Palace before Versailles was built. Huge amount of history dating back more than 500 years. No crowds so relatively easy to move around. The church is simple but impressive. Well worth a couple of hours with easy access on the metro--15 minutes from Rue de Rivoli
Walking across the drawbridge was a walk into the past (but with modern bathrooms and electric lights). We climbed stone steps that have been worn down by countless feet, we studied walls painted by prisoners, and we peered out the windows of a king's study. The chapel is beautiful, with tall stained-glass windows. The courtyard was available for no charge, but we bought tickets so we could go into the chapel and castle, and these tickets were well worth buying. Dress for the weather!
This is a great opportunity to spend a morning absorbing medieval history and up to the time Louis XIV moved to Versailles. This would be especially good for trips with kids, but my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about French history as epitomized by this site. The keep and its dungeon was established by Charles V as his residence and he started work on the Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes located adjacent to the chateau. Purchase admission tickets to both and wander around using the audio guide. The site has been used by the military up to the present and thus has been configured differently from time to time as well as having suffered damage in WWII. However, the chateau and the chapel remain in the form started by Charles the V despite renovations over the centuries. The Chateau is located exactly at the last station on the Metro Line 1 and we found a very good cafe nearby for lunch afterwards. Next time I would consider packing a lunch and touring the very large recreational park adjacent to the chateau.