Saint-Fargeau Castle

the castle which inspired the building of Guédelon…

The idea of building a castle from scratch was born at Saint-Fargeau!

10 minutes from Guédelon, discover a castle with a history stretching through 10 centuries.

Unguided tours : Once home to Louis XIV’s cousin, the imposing red-brick walls of the C15th fortress conceal an elegant inner courtyard, redesigned in the C17th by Le Vau, the architect of Versailles. Visit of the furnished apartments, chapel, guardroom, vintage toy collection. Take a complete tour of the castle’s impressive roof timbers. Walk through the 120-hectare landscaped grounds à l’anglaise. Visit the steam engine collection.

Open daily from 1st April – 12th November 2023.

Les visites du jour : A 10 minutes de Guédelon, venez découvrir l’histoire de ce Château qui s’étend sur 10 siècles. Visitez ses appartements meublés, sa chapelle, sa salle des gardes, son grenier aux jouets, ses charpentes (tour complet), les locomotives à vapeur, les écuries et le parc à l’anglaise de 120 hectares.

Visite libre tous les jours du 1er avril au 12 novembre 2023.

Candlelight tours: visit the castle after nightfall, candlelit scenes with twenty characters in costume. Actors, acrobats, equestrian display… Every Thursday evening from July 13th – 24 August 2023.

The Saint-Fargeau Historical Show: The castle grounds are transformed into an exceptional backdrop to 1000 years of history. Ghosts walk the remparts, Joan of Arc rallies her troops, hounds stream in full cry, bloodthirsty mercenaries pillage, Louis XIV’s rebellious cousin arrives in exile, the Revolution sweeps across France and American GIs liberate the towns of Puisaye… Watch History brought to life at Saint-Fargeau Castle, every Friday and Saturday evening from 14th July – 19th August 2023.

the Saint-Fargeau Castle Farm

an authentic 1950’s working farm

Step through the farm gate into a bygone age!

Discover life on 1950’s farm in this remarkable, preserved French farmyard and meet the farm animals roaming free (goats, calves, chickens, pigs, ducks, geese…) Take part in the many family-friendly farm activities on offer: enjoy freshly-baked bread straight from the wood-fired bread oven, bottle-feed the calves and kid goats, taste still-warm goats’ milk, take a pony-ride around the yard, pet the animals…simple but fufilling pleasures which will create family memories that last a lifetime!

Choose from a range of accommodation: gîtes, cabins, gypsy wagons and B&B. A group gîte is also available.