Château de Violaine
Violaine Castle
Venelles
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- Where
- Venelles
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Château de Violaine stands in Venelles (Bouches-du-Rhône), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
The château de Violaine stands at Venelles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, as a Provençal bastide surrounded by its park. The listed ensemble includes a chapel, outbuildings, and a garden laid out with terraces, clipped box hedges, statues, and fountains. The estate is now part of a wine-producing property, and access to the historic buildings depends on that business.
What to know
- The site is now run as a wine estate, which shapes what can be visited of the historic buildings.
- Facades, roofs, the chapel, outbuildings and the park have been listed as historic monuments since 1993.
- The park retains original features: enclosing walls, terraces, a box garden, low walls, statues, fountains, a greenhouse and a hydraulic system.
- No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility details are confirmed for visiting the monument itself.
Practical information
- Visit duration
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- Wheelchair access
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- Dogs
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- Parking
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On site
- Food and drink
- Gift shop
Where this château is
Venelles · Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Address
65 Av. du Jas de Violaine, 13770 Venelles
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22969144
- Mérimée PA00125717
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