Château de Ports

Ports Castle

Ports-sur-Vienne

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Ports-sur-Vienne

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Château de Ports stands in Ports-sur-Vienne (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

Located in the commune of Ports-sur-Vienne, this rectangular fortified house dating from the 14th and 15th centuries has a history spanning seven centuries, becoming in 1966 the workshop and home of three weavers who rescued it from ruin. Visitors interested in local history will find traces of a succession of lords, from the Barbin family to the Gillier and then the Périon families, along with an engraved stone recording the death of Joachim Gillier in 1535. The building, long neglected after the Revolution, still bears the marks of that decline, with the south wing and surrounding wall having disappeared.

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What to know

The château remains a private property, occupied by the weaving workshop that restored it starting in 1966.
No verified information is available regarding visiting hours or admission fees.
The site bears traces of dismantling that occurred after the French Revolution, including the loss of the south wing and surrounding wall.
An inscription carved on the eastern facade of the main building dates from 1535 and remains visible at eye level.