Château de la Mercerie

#2950 among destinations in France

Forts and castles, Architecture, Historical place

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The Château de la Mercerie is located in the commune of Magnac-Lavalette-Villars.

Enlarged in the 20th century in a classical Italian Renaissance style by the will of two men but never completed, it is nicknamed the Versailles of Charente.

Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 45°30'6"N, 0°14'29"E

Location

New AquitaineFrance

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+33 5 45 60 26 80

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Château de la Mercerie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Studio Lavalette, La Quina, St. Peter's Church, War Memorial.

2.3 miSE
45°29'2"N • 0°16'57"E
Studio Lavalette, Villebois-Lavalette
60 min walk • Ruins, Historical place, Architecture
2.5 miE
Archaeological site
La Quina
65 min walk • La Quina is a Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic site in Gardes-le-Pontaroux, Charente, France. Two Neanderthal skulls were found there, La Quina 5 and La Quina 18. It is the type site of the Quina Mousterian. It was discovered in 1872, and was classified as a French monument historique in 1984.
5.6 miE
Church
St. Peter's Church, Édon
143 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church located in Edon, in France.
6.6 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Champagne-et-Fontaine
169 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.1 miW
Locality
Chadurie
129 min walk • Chadurie is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.