Panoramica:
Alla periferia orientale di Parigi, vicino alla città di Vincennes e al Bois de Vincennes, esplorate l'ex fortezza e dimora reale nota come Château de Vincennes. La maggior parte della sua costruzione è avvenuta tra il 1361 e il 1369 e dal XIV al XVI secolo è stato il palazzo preferito dai re francesi, secondo solo al Palais de la Cité. Scoprite l'affascinante passato di questa straordinaria struttura, che servì come prigione prima di diventare una caserma e un arsenale durante l'epoca napoleonica.
Punti salienti
- Visitate il famoso Château de Vincennes e lasciatevi affascinare dal classico edificio medievale completamente bianco che testimonia il suo antico status di palazzo reale.
- Esplorate le alte torri e le prigioni, che servivano a fortificare il castello durante le battaglie, e passeggiate per i suoi corridoi storici.
- Scoprite il torrione medievale ben conservato, la torre fortificata più alta d'Europa con i suoi 52 metri, dove morì il re Enrico V e dove furono rinchiusi Fouquet, il marchese de Sade e Mirabeau.
- Scoprite l'impressionante sfarzo esterno dell'edificio gotico e il bellissimo rosone della Sainte Chapelle de Vincennes.
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.