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Sixteenth century castle in the heart of the Norman Bocage with furniture, square pavilions and massifs of the gamekeeper, dovecote, English park...
In the heart of the Normandy Bocage, on the left bank of the Druance river, Château de Pontécoulant was owned by the Le Doulcet de Pontécoulant family from the 14th century until the end of the 19th century, when the last lady of the line, Madame de Barrière, bequeathed it to the département, which converted the château into a museum in 1908. Set in rolling greenery, the château as we admire it today was built in the 16th century on the site of a former fortified house, then enlarged and refurbished in the second half of the 18th century. The architectural jewel of the Druance valley, listed as a Monument Historique since 1927, the Pontécoulant estate boasts a magnificent main building of schist and granite, topped with slate roofs and opening onto an immense courtyard of honor, adorned with a parterre à la française. Guided and sometimes theatrical tours are available from mid-March to mid-November. Beyond its majestic architecture, the château impresses with its period furniture and memorabilia, square and massive gamekeeper's and gardener's pavilions, dovecote, farm, woods and grounds. As for the immense, well-kept English park, created during the reign of Louis XVI, it's the ideal setting for a romantic stroll, with its waterfall, vegetable garden and water iris pond. And if the stroll has left you feeling tired, a delightful tea room, charmingly named "Le Boudoir d'Augustine", invites you to enjoy a few cookies with a cup of tea..
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