Tourist Attractions & Monuments Picardy

Located outside the medieval enclosure, they date back to the th century after Jesus Christ, when the city called Augustomagus, that is, the «Augustus market». Under the Mérovingiens, they served as a quarry of stones, from dumping to excavations in the late th century. In Gallo-Roman, its stands could hold up to 12 000 people. They disappeared, their stones being reused in the construction of the city. On the other hand, the vomitoirs, corridors that led to the stands and their floors remained visible.

A veritable autonomous fortress, located east of the fortified enclosure giving access to the castle, the building consists of two massive towers of rectangular plane forming galleries, finished in the east on the side of the attack by finger finger at right angles. These two defensive elements, stuffed the entrance passage without covering it completely, to ensure a direct defence. " The existence of finger finger, the operator apparatus of the masonry, the exposed sas shows that this door is the culmination of research carried out by the royal engineers, at the end of the th century. The door Saint-Jean takes place in the vicinity of the doors of Mortes Dead and Carcassonne, which it adopts, by improving the characters " (Jean Mesqui, Ile de France Gothic).

Towers adorned with statues depicting the horse, put in place, by the architects in memory of a legend claiming that a miraculous white beef would appear in the sky to help men assemble materials from the lower city to the high city. From there, the visitor will be touched by the grace of the high city.

Murielle Durez is an artist based in Vendin-le-Vieil, a small town in the Pas-de-Calais department.

Visitors rated the rooms 4.2 out of 5, the location 4.7 out of 5, and the services and facilities 4.8 out of 5. In addition, the Grand Duc association was created in 2009 to promote the Château de Villers-Châtel. It organizes concerts, tours, medieval events and a sound and light show entitled "Souvenirs d'un Grand Duc". The show retraces the history of the château from its construction in the 14th century to the present day. With the participation of 200 extras, horses and military vehicles, the castle comes to life from a new angle, thanks to magnificent lighting effects and fireworks. The show lasts 1h30 and is a true delight for young and old alike.