By mdahmane, July 25, 2022
Reading time: 3 min.
Let's set off to discover the Bruniquel castles, an essential stopover when visiting the Aveyron gorges!
We're not going to lie, castles are awesome! We notice them from the road, they overlook Aveyron and we obviously want to see them up close. Come on, let's go! Arriving at the village you have to go up to the top to reach the castles, and yes it's worth it! But you have two castles for the price of one, the old castle founded in the XNUMXth century, property of the counts of Toulouse and the young castle which was built at the end of the XNUMXth century by Maffre de Comminges.
So why 2 castles? Because of a family feud! One of the viscounts of Bruniquel left a will in which he partly disinherited his son in favor of a cousin called Maffre de Comminges and bequeathed him the eastern part of the castle lands. He built his own castle there, the Château Jeune, and from there followed 3 centuries of discord between the 2 families, we let you imagine the atmosphere between the 2 neighbors...
Beyond their architectural and historical interest, the castles offer visitors an exhibition on prehistory, we also retrace the discovery of the Bruniquel cave, the cradle of humanity and in a completely different register a room is dedicated to the cult film “the old gun” because the castles served as the setting for the film in 1975. For an even more immersive experience, don’t hesitate to take the audio guide, Guillaume de Tudèle the (kind) ghost of the castles will be your guide!
Practical information
Themes
Was this content useful to you?
Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to let us know that this content was helpful to you. Your encouragement is essential to us, and your feedback allows us to improve.
Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to let us know that this content was not helpful to you. We're sorry about that. In order to enable us to improve, can you tell us to what extent we can correct or complete the information provided?
Share this content
Share this content
You may also like...
- Discovery
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
An idea discovered in Midi-Quercy Le Domaine de souladiès
By svonck, Jan 19, 2024
Reading time: 4 min.
- Discovery
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
An idea discovered in Midi-Quercy: The painters’ villa
By mdahmane, Nov 09, 2023
Reading time: 3 min.
- Freshness
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
A fresh idea in Midi-Quercy: Canoe descent
By mdahmane, July 21, 2023
Reading time: 3 min.
- Discovery
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
An idea discovered in Midi-Quercy: Saint-Symphorien
By mdahmane, June 21, 2023
Reading time: 3 min.
- For families
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
A family idea in Midi-Quercy: Baludik Monclar de Quercy
By mdahmane, March 24, 2023
Reading time: 2 min.
- Gastronomy
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
A gourmet idea in Midi-Quercy: The good, the raw and the gourmands
By mdahmane, March 24, 2023
Reading time: 3 min.
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
- Hiking
Hiking idea in Midi-Quercy: Enbarre washhouse circuit
By mdahmane, Nov 07, 2022
Reading time: 3 min.
- Craft entreprises
- Idea in Midi-Quercy
A craft idea in Midi-Quercy: Treasures of Occitanie
By mdahmane, Nov 04, 2022
Reading time: 3 min.