The castle of Roussillon is the town of Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille located 5 minutes from Cahors, a town flourishing past as evidenced by the famous bridge Valentré, structure fortified with three towers, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO under the road to St Jacques de Compostela.
Discover the Lot valley, whose course is bordered by high cliffs which is perched the village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. After Cahors, the Lot valley widens, the cliffs give way to terraces: it is there that thrive Cahors wines, popular since the Middle Ages by kings and nobles. On the slopes of limestone hills around Montcuq, the vineyards of the Coteaux du Quercy has found its place. Not to mention the wine country of the Lot, including cultivated around Rocamadour.
North, the Dordogne valley offers its proud castles, Castelnau-Bretenoux Montal and villages except as Carennac.
The limestone plateaus or plateaux, its land of heath and forest of small oaks, sprinkled with dry stone buildings, are part of the territory of the Regional Park of Causses of Quercy. The Lot department has four. The further north, the Causse de Martel is less arid and its neighbor recalls the Correze; between the Dordogne and Lot, the Causse de Gramat famous for its flagship sites, Rocamadour and the Padirac; between Cele and Lot, the equivalent in miniature, the plateau of Causse de Cajarc also called Gréalou, and on the other side of the high cliffs of the Lot, the Causse de Limogne, kingdom of truffles.
On site, go to meet the fascinating history of the castle of Roussillon: Built from the thirteenth to fifteenth century Roussillon had eight towers, three main buildings, a chapel and a cloister. It was a fortress lined with a castle approval.
The present fortress was probably built on earlier remains, in the eighth century: Roussillon was a stronghold of the Duke of Waïffre, Duke of Aquitaine, in the war that pitted him against Pepin the Short.
In the thirteenth century, this medieval castle has belonged to the family Roussillon family which takes its name. Roussillon who sometimes spells Roussilhe in ancient documents, can also mean 'scorched earth', which probably refers to the dry land of this region of the Causses.
The fourteenth century, the Hundred Years War opposes French and English. Antéjac of Raymond, lord of Roussillon, the King of England recognizes the rights to the crown of France, and opens his castle to the English in 1355.
In the sixteenth century, Roussillon becomes a stronghold of Protestantism, the lords who occupy that espoused the cause of the Protestants during the religious wars that marked the century.
In 1632, Jean-III Gontaud d'Oriolle received the king Louis XIII, who was returning from Toulouse step in Roussillon for lunch, in the grand ballroom today, called the House of Madame.
In 1728, Antoine-François de-Gontaud Cabrerets which has, in addition Roussillon, the castle where he prefers to reside Cabrerets, farmed the manor. The House of Madame is divided into three rooms by partitions to serve as housing for farmers. Abandoned by the lords, Roussillon has lost its splendor.
If the castle itself is in ruins, the land of the environment is a source of wealth. The nipple that dominates the old fortress is covered with vines. A document from 1766 tells us that there harvest 'table wine and wine to the black stranger' and 'we must be careful that the Roussillon wine is far superior to that of Cabrerets' .
A revolution, as Roussillon no longer a symbol of power, it is not a victim of mob justice. But his ruin worsens in the early nineteenth century when the heirs of Marshal Biron Gontaud-second to the steward of the property that systematically dismantles to sell the stones used to build the houses of villages.
In 1958, the family buys Mailhol Roussillon and its restoration. At that time, the castle is buried up to the first floor and sometimes the second by the rubble. One can hardly guess its architecture. Enormous work has been done to renovate three towers and two buildings and the Chamber of Madame, who found the splendor of yesteryear. Jean-Francois Mailhol, the current owner continues with passion the work begun by his parents. See our website: www.votre-chateau-de-famille.com
The castle of Roussillon is the town of Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille located 5 minutes from Cahors, a town flourishing past as evidenced by the famous bridge Valentré, structure fortified with three towers, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO under the road to St Jacques de Compostela.
Discover the Lot valley, whose course is bordered by high cliffs which is perched the village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. After Cahors, the Lot valley widens, the cliffs give way to terraces: it is there that thrive Cahors wines, popular since the Middle Ages by kings and nobles. On the slopes of limestone hills around Montcuq, the vineyards of the Coteaux du Quercy has found its place. Not to mention the wine country of the Lot, including cultivated around Rocamadour.
North, the Dordogne valley offers its proud castles, Castelnau-Bretenoux Montal and villages except as Carennac.
The limestone plateaus or plateaux, its land of heath and forest of small oaks, sprinkled with dry stone buildings, are part of the territory of the Regional Park of Causses of Quercy. The Lot department has four. The further north, the Causse de Martel is less arid and its neighbor recalls the Correze; between the Dordogne and Lot, the Causse de Gramat famous for its flagship sites, Rocamadour and the Padirac; between Cele and Lot, the equivalent in miniature, the plateau of Causse de Cajarc also called Gréalou, and on the other side of the high cliffs of the Lot, the Causse de Limogne, kingdom of truffles.
On site, go to meet the fascinating history of the castle of Roussillon: Built from the thirteenth to fifteenth century Roussillon had eight towers, three main buildings, a chapel and a cloister. It was a fortress lined with a castle approval.
The present fortress was probably built on earlier remains, in the eighth century: Roussillon was a stronghold of the Duke of Waïffre, Duke of Aquitaine, in the war that pitted him against Pepin the Short.
In the thirteenth century, this medieval castle has belonged to the family Roussillon family which takes its name. Roussillon who sometimes spells Roussilhe in ancient documents, can also mean 'scorched earth', which probably refers to the dry land of this region of the Causses.
The fourteenth century, the Hundred Years War opposes French and English. Antéjac of Raymond, lord of Roussillon, the King of England recognizes the rights to the crown of France, and opens his castle to the English in 1355.
In the sixteenth century, Roussillon becomes a stronghold of Protestantism, the lords who occupy that espoused the cause of the Protestants during the religious wars that marked the century.
In 1632, Jean-III Gontaud d'Oriolle received the king Louis XIII, who was returning from Toulouse step in Roussillon for lunch, in the grand ballroom today, called the House of Madame.
In 1728, Antoine-François de-Gontaud Cabrerets which has, in addition Roussillon, the castle where he prefers to reside Cabrerets, farmed the manor. The House of Madame is divided into three rooms by partitions to serve as housing for farmers. Abandoned by the lords, Roussillon has lost its splendor.
If the castle itself is in ruins, the land of the environment is a source of wealth. The nipple that dominates the old fortress is covered with vines. A document from 1766 tells us that there harvest 'table wine and wine to the black stranger' and 'we must be careful that the Roussillon wine is far superior to that of Cabrerets' .
A revolution, as Roussillon no longer a symbol of power, it is not a victim of mob justice. But his ruin worsens in the early nineteenth century when the heirs of Marshal Biron Gontaud-second to the steward of the property that systematically dismantles to sell the stones used to build the houses of villages.
In 1958, the family buys Mailhol Roussillon and its restoration. At that time, the castle is buried up to the first floor and sometimes the second by the rubble. One can hardly guess its architecture. Enormous work has been done to renovate three towers and two buildings and the Chamber of Madame, who found the splendor of yesteryear. Jean-Francois Mailhol, the current owner continues with passion the work begun by his parents. See our website: www.votre-chateau-de-famille.com
