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Centre-Val de Loire

Château Poséidon

A carved sea monster carrying a boat with the face of Poseidon, at the foot of the grand staircase, gave its nickname to the Château de La Borde, long famous among urban explorers. Built between 1860 and 1865 by the architect Alfred Dauvergne, this château in central France lines up a central block…

Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Sarzay

A fortress in the Berry whose coat of arms George Sand described in her novel The Miller of Angibault, Sarzay once had 38 towers. It keeps a tall main house flanked by towers, its monumental fireplaces and its roof frame. When Richard Hurbain bought it in 1984, the ground floor was a pigsty and the…