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Château de Gilles de Retz, Machecoul

#2 among attractions in Machecoul

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Château de Gilles de Retz
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Château de Gilles de Retz location map

Facts and practical information

The castle of Machecoul is an ancient fortress, now ruined, whose remains stand in the French town of Machecoul in the department of Loire-Atlantique, in the region Pays de la Loire. The castle is also called "castle of Gilles de Rais" and, wrongly, "castle of Bluebeard".

Coordinates: 46°59'28"N, 1°48'50"W
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Machecoul France

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Château de Gilles de Retz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hôtel Réal des Perrières, Bois-de-Céné, Fresnay-en-Retz.

  • hotel real des perrieres machecoul~1590 ftNW
    Forts and castles

    Hôtel Réal des Perrières, Machecoul

    8 min walk • The Réal des Perrières hotel is a mansion located in Machecoul, France.

  • bois de cene5 miSW
    Locality

    Bois-de-Céné

    127 min walk • Bois-de-Céné is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

  • fresnay en retz3.8 miNW
    Locality

    Fresnay-en-Retz

    96 min walk • Fresnay-en-Retz is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Villeneuve-en-Retz.

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