Can the underground passages be visited?

Narrow underground passages with defensive features, storage areas, and a spring remain on the site, though specific access and visiting conditions are not detailed.

What parts of the castle still stand?

The eastern section of the 14th-century main building survives, along with two towers, a chapel, and a defensive projection.

Château de Betz

Betz Castle

Betz-le-Château

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Where: Betz-le-Château

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Château de Betz stands in Betz-le-Château (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Betz Castle dates from the 14th century. The surviving remnants of this fortress include the eastern half of the main building, flanked by two towers: a cylindrical one to the south-east and a polygonal one to the south-west housing the staircase. A projection originally meant to control the drawbridge stands to the north. A vaulted chamber with a domed ceiling is preserved beneath the cylindrical tower.

What to know

The site includes a chapel with remnants of medieval wall paintings.
A network of narrow underground passages, partially accessible, once stored provisions and contained a subterranean spring.
The building has been listed as a historical monument since 1937.

Where this château is

Betz-le-Château · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

37600

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00097586
Period of construction: 14th century, 15th century

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Frequently asked

Can the underground passages be visited?: Narrow underground passages with defensive features, storage areas, and a spring remain on the site, though specific access and visiting conditions are not detailed.
What parts of the castle still stand?: The eastern section of the 14th-century main building survives, along with two towers, a chapel, and a defensive projection.