NEW EARTHEN CASTLE
Private castle built around 1590, known for its alchemical fireplace, its golden suns in the room of King Louis XIV
If there is a castle to visit in the Vendée, it is Newfoundland! This private castle, classified as a historical monument, was built around 1590 by Nicolas Rapin, Grand Provost of the Connétablie de France and companion of King Henri IV. Before Georges Simenon who lived here between 1941 and 1943, this castle received illustrious people such as Agrippa d'Aubigné, the Duke of Sully or the Marquis Octave de Rochebrune, a famous aquafortist who made 492 etchings in Newfoundland and was thus considered as the Piranese of his time. The Château de Terre-Neuve is renowned for its "alchemical fireplace", its carved stone coffered ceilings, its woodwork from the Château de Chambord, its gold leaf suns from the bedroom of King Louis XIV, its paintings, its furniture, its collections and its superb 17th and 18th century clothing. For the record, the carved and gilded wooden pediment of the magnificent fireplace was created for the premiere of Molière's Bourgeois gentilhomme before Louis XIV at Chambord. Visitors can discover the museum around the history of the castle and the master engraver Octave de Rochebrune. Younger children can discover Newfoundland through a small game guide that will accompany them throughout their visit. Theatre lovers, at the end of July, the castle is the setting for a renowned theatre festival, the Festival of Newfoundland, organised by the Department of the Vendée and which has seen great actors such as Michel Galabru, Francis Huster, Marie Vincent.
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