Château de Faverges

Faverges Castle

Faverges-Seythenex

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Where: Faverges-Seythenex

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Château de Faverges stands in Faverges-Seythenex (Haute-Savoie), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

On a spur overlooking the town of Faverges, in Haute-Savoie, stands a 13th-century keep, the remnant of a fortified castle that once guarded the border between the counties of Savoy and Geneva. Altered in the 15th century and later turned for over a century into a silk-weaving works, the building has kept its 32-metre keep, now fitted with an internal staircase and a wooden panoramic gallery. Visitors mainly come for the 360-degree view and for this example of Savoyard castle architecture.

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What to know

Only the keep, the courtyard floor and the south and south-west retaining walls are listed as historic monuments.
Reaching the top of the keep involves climbing an internal staircase of 144 steps, so some physical effort is required.
Since 2017 the site has been run by new operators who also host private and professional events there.
Kestrel nests and swift nesting boxes are preserved beneath the keep's wooden gallery.