Castles in Haute-Vienne

Castle
87110 Solignac

The Château de la Borie, built in the 17th century in Solignac, New Aquitaine, is a historical monument combining classical architecture and contemporary gardens, now dedicated to art and culture.

Castle
87260 Saint-Jean-Ligoure

Châlucet Castle, a medieval fortress of the 13th and 14th centuries, dominates Saint-Jean-Ligoure in Haute-Vienne. Composed of two sets (High and Lower Châlucet), it illustrates limousine military architecture.

Revival Gothic style castle
87300 Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac

Bagnac Castle, a 19th-century neo-Gothic building in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), rebuilt on the ruins of a medieval castle, illustrates troubadour architecture and the royalist history of its sponsors.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
87600 Rochechouart

The Château de Rochechouart, built in the 13th century and redesigned in the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates the eponymous town of New Aquitaine. This historic monument, former fief of the Viscounts of Rochechouart, now houses a museum of contemporary art and Renaissance frescoes.

Castle
87230 Dournazac

Montbrun Castle, built between the 12th and 15th centuries in Dournazac, New Aquitaine, is a castle fort Romanesque and medieval, partially rebuilt in the 19th century, combining defense and seigneurial residence.

Castle
87150 Cussac

The Château de Cromières, built between the 13th and 17th centuries in Cussac in Haute-Vienne, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and Renaissance, marked by its towers and its frieze of merlons.

Castle
87230 Chalus

Châlus-Maulmont Castle, built in the 13th century in Chalus, New Aquitaine, is a medieval fortress marked by its defensive role and imposing architecture, now partially in ruins.

Castle
87230 Chalus

Châlus-Chabrol Castle, a former 11th and 17th century castle, dominates the town of Châlus in Haute-Vienne. Known for the siege of 1199 where Richard Lion's Heart was mortally wounded, it combines medieval history with restored architecture.