Château de Monbazillac

Welcome to the Château de Monbazillac

Listed as a historic Monument of the sixteenth century, Monbazillac Castle Presents a unique and original architecture, a mixture of medieval defensive systems and Renaissance elegance.

Owned by the Monbazillac Cooperative Cellar, it provides all its care to maintain the magic of the premises and to open the castle most widely to the public. Vaulted cellars in the alcoves of the rooms, nearly twenty furnished rooms help to discover local and regional history.

The tour takes place on 3 levels with 3 universes:

• On the ground floor you will discover the Périgourdin furniture of the 17 ° century and the interiors of the Renaissance. The ancient professions of viticulture and wine trade are in the spotlight
• On the second floor, it is the artists who are in the spotlight: The dining room of the Tragedien-Sully, the engravings of Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), German painter and engraver, as well as original prints and drawings by caricaturist Périgourdin SEM. The Great Hall regularly welcomes the works of a contemporary artist.
• You will discover in the vaulted cellar with its soil in Adobe a permanent exhibition on the wine and the tools of the vine as well as on the history of the vineyard of Monbazillac and its winegrowers.

Wine tasting and purchase at the store of the cellar of Monbazillac