The chateau is located in Ingrandes in Brenne, 7 km west of Le Blanc, a town of 8000 residents with supermarkets, museums, cinemas, sky diving and gliding clubs, hiking sites, concerts, etc.
Ingrandes is on the way to Futuroscope, a large theme park dedicated to advanced high-tech imaging techniques with IMAX and 3D presentations (west 40 km). Ingrandes is also the gateway to the Brenne Natural Park, a conservation site of impressive landscapes, wetlands and habitats of wild plants and animals.
An area of historic battlegrounds between the Franks and the Visigoths, and the French and the English during the 100-Yr war, the region is rich with historical monuments - 12th century fresco-covered churches and chapels (Saint-Savin, basilica registered by Unesco World Heritage is 7 km away ; Our Lady of Fontgombault, benedictine abbey is 12 km away) and medieval fortresses, providing visitors with attractive and natural surroundings.
Ingrandes also houses the Museum Henri de Monfreid and a captivating House of Bees, a professional and educational center open to the public, adults and children.
An area of historic battlegrounds between the Franks and the Visigoths, and the French and the English during the 100-Yr war, the region is rich with historical monuments - 12th century fresco-covered churches and chapels (Saint-Savin, basilica registered by Unesco World Heritage is 7 km away ; Our Lady of Fontgombault, benedictine abbey is 12 km away) and medieval fortresses, providing visitors with attractive and natural surroundings.
Ingrandes also houses the Museum Henri de Monfreid and a captivating House of Bees, a professional and educational center open to the public, adults and children.
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Jacqueline Drouart
Le Château, 36300 INGRANDES
Le Château, 36300 INGRANDES
Tel 33 (0) 2 54 37 46 01 Fax 33 (0) 2 54 28 64 55
