OIRON CASTLE
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Oiron, a Renaissance castle, is the setting for one of the most prestigious contemporary art collections in the country. It also enchants visitors with its period treasures.
The singular Château d'Oiron, built in the 16th and 17th centuries by the powerful Gouffier family, has been home since the 1990s to an exceptional collection of contemporary art, Curios & Mirabilia. Conceived as a cabinet of curiosities, in memory of the great collector Claude Gouffier, this fabulous sensory journey is scattered from the interiors to the gardens, soliciting sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste. Classified as a Historic Monument, the Renaissance gallery of the Grand Ecuyer is decorated with 12 representations of the Iliad and the Aeneid(1549).
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Quality Tourism. Open all year round. Closed on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and 11th, December 25th. Every day from June 1st to September 30th from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm. From October 1st to May 31st from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. Last access one hour before closing time. Free until 18 years old (until 25 years old for European Union citizens). Adults: 8 €. Free on the first Sunday of the month from January to March and from November to December. Free for job seekers, disabled persons and their companions. Store.
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L'un est bien, l'autre sans doute aussi mais pas mon goût.
Le Parc est agréable. La fête annuelle de l musique est très prisée..
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Mais le joyau du château – à mon avis - est la Galerie du Grand Ecuyer, le décor mural (mi-16e siècle) le plus important de la Renaissance française après celui de la galerie François Ier au château de Fontainebleau. Les décors sont commandités par Claude Gouffier, Grand Écuyer du Roi. Les tableaux relatent l’histoire de la guerre de Troie et trois épisodes de l’Enéide de Virgile. Le plafond et divisé en petits caissons carrés peints pour la plupart au 17e siècle.