Carrouges Castle - Normandy - French favorite relics

[Music] a little bagpipe tune in the countryside welcome to the castle of Carrouges the monument that you have placed in fifth position it is the most imposing medieval residence in lower Normandy surrounded by its moat at the top it is sober pink facade of bricks and granite have seen seven centuries of history pass, it is here that François works, a native of the country, he started at the castle as a landscape gardener 19 years later he is still responsible for the entire estate I came regularly on Sunday visits and as a child with my parents and it was not a dream to come and work at the Château de Carrouges in Lower Normandy a very rich heritage but the Château de Carrouges is an unmissable place and you have to come and visit it cat [Music] the Château de Carrouges is a very beautiful residence in certain parts as the old bakery dates back to the 14th century and it is here that every morning before opening to the public the team meets for coffee an old room of eight centuries which continue to live just like the rest of the building, isn't it muriel breast each bouquet bis mans it's not static when you walk through the classes you can imagine in the 18th century and dac near the fireplace I think that's what makes the spirit three families succeeded one another within the castle the carouges the blues it's and the leveneur three eras three different styles which go from the renaissance to the revolution as evidenced by its furniture of origin and the numerous family portraits, let's start the visit with one of the rooms which saw a star of the 15th century pass there we are in the Louise room quite simply since King Louis 11 stayed here on August 11, 1473 so during 'a pilgrimage to laon d'alençon at mont-saint-michel so 140 km on foot we understand better why the king has a little afternoon evening at the castle but let's leave the 15th century part to go to the 18th part in this pretty living room in pastel colors it is missing an element that would say was vital for our ancestors a fireplace perhaps exactly it is the only room in the castle which does not have a fireplace so there is a fireplace behind this wall same thing in the other side of this wall if so the heat returns to the center and it is a brick castle the brick absorbs the heat and gives it back so it would seem that in this room there is no need for a fireplace rather clever soup small living room 'summer now head for the main staircase with its lovely pink bricks formerly covered by a coating in the 60s there is going to be saltpeter in the lime so we are going to remove all the coating and the architect of the moment we will decide to leave the brick exposed and we thank him because the result is simply delightful [Music] the visit ends it is time to do a little satisfaction questionnaire with our group of tourists is something quite magical to see the eras go by in the rooms and then the restoration work and it's beautiful it's a beautiful place indeed and it 's not Aurore who will tell me the opposite we don't necessarily have many monuments as big and also impressive it's a little bit their gift coming down from the village of Carouge to tell them that like that surprise we're going to say from the village of Carouge what first catches the eye is the proud silhouette of the Châtelet d'Entrés they contrast with the more austere lines of the residence and it was the Leveneur family that we owe this little architectural gem and who better than Muriel to explain its usefulness to us, it is really the entrance gate to the estate it was designed like that in the 16th century breeders will display through this construction their power is today the visitor is obliged to return because chastised at the entrance so it is still a very impressive building [Music] muriel and françois take us now on the first floor of this châtelet closed to the general public for conservation reasons from here we have a breathtaking view of the castle park on the roofs of the castle we can see the main gate at the far end then if we turn around we have a view of the village of carouge we are really in a privileged place let's now head towards the terrace a platform which overlooks the castle park and where françois joins Noël art gardener in full size [Music] as for the people go when we find that we have a little heatstroke well we go to the hairdresser there it is, it's true that a little refreshment never does any harm id is in size and here there are a certain number of them there there are 5000 m 2 and in taez so over a year of passage it still represents work but it is a green setting of 10 ha did not always have this poorly maintained appearance at the end of the 19th century its restoration began in 1989 and it is based on a plan from 1711 that the garden gradually regains its former splendor since we are lucky to have a built heritage that a little plant monk around the monument and we must maintain it, preserve it and present it to the public in the best way piano festival night of cinema there are really many cultural events which are organized at the castle I believe that it is really the right way to combine both cultural tents and heritage discoveries open to the public 360 days a year, know that in addition to visiting it we can also rent certain parts of the castle such as this guard room which dates from the 15th century we always want to give the charm of a living space and that people feel at home so all the fireplace for a family lunch for example but also for a wedding a joyful atmosphere in a feudal setting which seems to appeal to everyone the Château de Carrouges is definitely a living monument [Applause] [Music]