When was Yquem castle built?

The current buildings date essentially from the 16th and 17th centuries. The ensemble developed around a closed courtyard.

What remains to see in the castle?

The chapel with its frescoes, the rooms of the main residence with its ornamental fireplaces, and the remains of a fresco cycle depicting hunting scenes.

Château d'Yquem

Yquem Castle

Sauternes

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Château d'Yquem stands in Sauternes (Gironde), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Yquem castle is a Gironde residence founded in the 16th century and extended in the 17th. Its buildings surround a closed courtyard. The castle preserves decorative elements from this classical period: a frescoed chapel, ornamental fireplaces in the main residence, and remains of an extensive mural painting cycle depicting hunting scenes.

What to know

The site has been listed as a historic monument since 2003.
The building dates from the 16th and 17th centuries and forms a cohesive ensemble organised around a courtyard.
The main elements to see include the chapel, the rooms of the residence with their fireplaces, and the hunting frescoes.

Where this château is

Sauternes · Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Sauternes, Gironde

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA33000071
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

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When was Yquem castle built?: The current buildings date essentially from the 16th and 17th centuries. The ensemble developed around a closed courtyard.
What remains to see in the castle?: The chapel with its frescoes, the rooms of the main residence with its ornamental fireplaces, and the remains of a fresco cycle depicting hunting scenes.