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Sancerre (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a medieval hilltop town and commune in the department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, overlooking the river Loire.It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, noted for its wine and for inventing Crottin de Chavignol Cheese.
The castle was the fortress of the Sancerre family, who had held the seigneurie from the 10th century. It was built during the 14th century to control the road between Bourges and Sancoins. The estate was bought by the Babou family in 1546; during the rest of the 16th century they made significant alterations.
Royal castle, setting for the play and film The Lion in Winter. Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile: Ruins Château de la Guerche: 15th century Intact Restored 17th century. Château de Langeais: 10-15th century Intact Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge. Château de Loches: 11-14th century Ruins
The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. This list focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress ( French : château-fort ), and excludes entities not built around a ...
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (French pronunciation: [menetʁeɔl su sɑ̃sɛʁ], literally Ménétréol under Sancerre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography
Location of Boulleret. Boulleret ... Sancerre: Intercommunality: ... The fifteenth-century castle of Buranlure. Several ancient houses.
Stephen built a six-towered castle on the local hill and strengthened the fortifications of the town of Sancerre itself. In 1153, he married the daughter of Godfrey of Donzy , named Alice. [ 5 ] By 1155, Stephen granted the Customs of Lorris to the merchants of the town and probably seven others.
Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's ...