Saint-Fargeau Travel Guide

 black_mimi99 Says:  Michel Guyot, owner and restorer of Saint Fargeau castle, first had the idea of building a 13th century style fortress following the discovery that the 15th century red bricks of his castle obscured the stone walls of a much older stronghold. His dream was to build a castle... 

 black_mimi99 Says:  the attic is copy from the St. Fergeau chateu style. 

 black_mimi99 Says:  This is how they cut the stone to build the chateau. 

 black_mimi99 Says:  This is the iron workshop according the mediaval style. 

 black_mimi99 Says:  A unique architectural experiment is underway deep in a forest in France, where builders and masons are creating an entire castle using only 13th Century building techniques. The Chateau de Guedelon’s construction started in 1998 and employs several full time staff and... 

 black_mimi99 Says:  From the restoration of Renaissance chateau de Saint-Fargeau to build the Castle of Guedelon the 21st century, a dream and a fabulous challenge. 

 ATLC Says:  I can't remember what we ate. But it was good. Although any meal is good with friends! 

 ATLC Says:  This is what the construction of the turrets looks like. I'm guessing it's about 2.5 metres high. 

 ATLC Says:  After King Louis was beheaded, the nobleman Lepeletier was assassinated in this castle by a former soldier of the king, whilst he was dining he was stabbed to death in January 1973. He had to die because he had voted for the death penalty which brought King Louis down. He is... 

 ATLC Says:  The castle of St. Fargeau was the scene of death of the first martyr of the French Revolution.Jean-Michel Lepeletier was killed here. 

 ATLC Says:  I don't know if they were restoring original plasterwork or making new. But look at those old beams again. Wonderful. 

 ATLC Says:  A lot of the restauration of the castle takes place on the spot. Here's the atelier where they make the plaster decorations. 

 ATLC Says:  Ah yuck! Wolves feet killed in the forests of St. Fargeau between 1800-1880. 

 ATLC Says:  Remember I peeked into the weaponry hall before the tour started? Well, we're back here and admiring all the stuff on the walls. Swords of course and helmets. But what are those little things?Let's take a closer look...it isn't....it can't be....?I draw back in horror.... 

 ATLC Says:  I guess times haven't changed. You think you finished the laundry and new loads are piling up! 

 ATLC Says:  There I was, rambling on about the comfortable quarters of the maid. But what is next-door? The ironinq room! Yikes. 

 ATLC Says:  Just under the attic are rooms for staff. The proprietors have fitted the rooms as they were when there was still live-in staff around. It doesn't look bad really. Spacious and clean and quite light. It must've been good to live here.