MONTREAL CASTLE AND ITS GARDEN
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Castle with underground passage, a chapel housing the Holy Thorn, a rampart, gardens, terraces and walls with climbing roses.
This sumptuous castle gave its name to the Canadian city of Montreal. Built on the site of an ancient medieval castle of which, alas, only the truncated ramparts and moats remain, the château was modernized in the 16thcentury to become a pleasant Renaissance residence overlooking the valley. The chapel is very curious, with its asymmetrical shape and small adjoining tower. Inside, the "Holy Thorn" is preserved, a relic that was taken from the body of the English marshal Talbot, killed at the battle of Castillon in 1453; it was a place of pilgrimage for a very long time. The tour passes through three salons, Louis XIII, Louis XVI and Empire, with Perigordian portraits and a library. You can also visit the underground passageway, accessed by a monumental staircase.
Outside the ramparts, the Parc de Montréal features a splendid star-shaped bower. Almost destroyed by the 1999 storm, it has now been replanted. Inside the ramparts, you'll find an Italian-style "low garden" planted with yew and hibiscus; the walls are covered with white or cream roses and clematis. A formal garden also extends over two terraces, one with roses and blue sage, the other with dahlias. Finally, there's a small garden with fascines. The walls of the outbuildings are trellised with white and yellow climbing roses. There are also Jacques Cartier, Kiftsgate and Zéphyrine Drouin roses.
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