What can be visited at Varax Castle?

The castle and its chapel are open to visitors, offering the opportunity to see the chapel's murals and the Van der Cabel paintings preserved in a first-floor chamber.

When was the chapel decorated?

The chapel's wall paintings were created between 1688 and the early 18th century.

What is the architectural significance of the estate?

Beyond the castle's simple plan, the estate features a chapel of remarkable architecture and a collection of historical structures including Tuileries remnants, an orangery, and a hydraulic system.

Château de Varax

Varax Castle

Marcilly-d'Azergues

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Where: Marcilly-d'Azergues

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Château de Varax stands in Marcilly-d'Azergues (Rhône), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 17th century, 18th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Varax Castle, built in the last quarter of the 17th century in Marcilly-d'Azergues, is a rectangular residence whose restrained exterior conceals remarkable interiors. The chapel facing it, an independent square building, contains large-scale murals of exceptional quality executed between 1688 and the early 18th century. A first-floor chamber in the castle displays two large paintings by the artist Van der Cabel.

What to know

The estate encompasses a vast protected complex including the main buildings, an orangery, an ice house, a hydraulic system from the late 19th century, and approximately fourteen kilometres of boundary walls enclosing the property.
Columns from the Tuileries are among the remarkable elements preserved on the grounds.
The chapel's wall decorations date from the 17th and early 18th century and represent one of the castle's principal treasures.

Where this château is

Marcilly-d'Azergues · Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

69380 Marcilly-d'Azergues

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA69000046
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 17th century, 18th century, 19th century

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What can be visited at Varax Castle?: The castle and its chapel are open to visitors, offering the opportunity to see the chapel's murals and the Van der Cabel paintings preserved in a first-floor chamber.
When was the chapel decorated?: The chapel's wall paintings were created between 1688 and the early 18th century.
What is the architectural significance of the estate?: Beyond the castle's simple plan, the estate features a chapel of remarkable architecture and a collection of historical structures including Tuileries remnants, an orangery, and a hydraulic system.