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Château de la Fessardière

Fessardière Castle

Maine-et-Loire

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Where
Maine-et-Loire

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Château de la Fessardière stands in Maine-et-Loire. No visits are on record for this building.

Standing on a hillside in Turquant, near Saumur, the château de la Fessardière overlooks the Maine-et-Loire countryside from its broad terraces. Built in the 17th century, it is remembered as the birthplace of admiral Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars, and for having held, in 1961, several future Algerian leaders under house arrest, among them Ahmed Ben Bella and Mohamed Boudiaf. The estate, now devoted to winegrowing, keeps in its tuffeau cellars old presses and vats beneath vaults reminiscent of a church.

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What to know

  • The château is a private wine estate, and access to the interior is not guaranteed.
  • The site sits on a hillside with terraces, meaning some slopes should be expected.
  • No opening hours or admission prices are given in the available sources.
  • The site's interest lies as much in its political and military history as in its architecture.

Where this château is

Maine-et-Loire

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Address

Maine-et-Loire

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