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[vc_row fullwidth=”true”][vc_column][mk_page_title_box page_title=”The Castle” bg_image=”https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/chateau-du-lude-vue-aerienne-4-chateau-du-lude-pierre-holley-2-scaled.jpeg” bg_position=”center center” bg_stretch=”true” overlay=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” font_size=”48″ title_letter_spacing=”1″ font_color=”#ffffff” font_weight=”bold”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_style=”speech-bottom” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_custom_box margin_bottom=”0″][mk_fancy_title size=”32″ line_height=”110″ font_weight=”bold” letter_spacing=”-1″ margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”16″ font_family=”none” el_class=”sousligne”]The ch\u00e2teau du Lude, an example of French architecture from the Middle Ages up to the XIXth century.[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]The origins of the Ch\u00e2teau du Lude date back to the 10th century.
\nThis fortress, flanked by six towers, surrounded by a deep dry moat and vaulted underground passages, played a strategic role in the Middle Ages, particularly during the Hundred Years war.<\/p>\n

In 1457, the fortress is converted into a comfortable and elegant residence. The lavishly sculptured facade is one of the purest examples of Italian Renaissance in France.<\/p>\n

At the end of the 18th century, a new classical wing which faces the river is added, using the local white \u00ab tuffeau \u00bb stone.<\/p>\n

The Northern facade is restored in the XIXth century, in gothic style.<\/p>\n

The rooms: Four centuries of French decoration<\/h3>\n

Inside the house the elegant apartments are a fine example of the different styles throughout the centuries, such as the Renaissance library and studiolo, painted by the school of Rafael, or the classical drawing rooms and the medieval kitchen, still in use today on special occasions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the rooms to the outbuildings – dungeon, stables, tack room, farm and barn – the house and estate is a living example of French style and architecture throughout the ages.[\/vc_column_text][\/mk_custom_box][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1489054828018{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][mk_custom_box padding_vertical=”56″ padding_horizental=”15″ min_height=”350″ bg_image=”https:\/\/www.lelude.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/home-fond-call.jpg” overlay_color=”rgba(0,84,121,0.9)” bg_stretch=”true”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-clock-o” color=”white” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:%23|||” el_class=”iconeinfo” css=”.vc_custom_1493388952225{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h4″ color=”#ffffff” size=”24″ font_weight=”600″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Times[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1774531604794{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

CASTLE OPENING
\nevery day from 4th April to 30th September
\n. House: 10.30am – 12.30pm \/ 2pm – 6pm
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