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Chateau du Rivau

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Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Chateau du Rivau
Phone:
+33 2 47 95 77 47

Hours:
Sunday10am - 7pm
Monday10am - 7pm
Tuesday10am - 7pm
Wednesday10am - 7pm
Thursday10am - 7pm
Friday10am - 7pm
Saturday10am - 7pm


The Château du Rivau is a castle-palace in Lémeré , in the Touraine region, France. In Rabelais' Gargantua, it was given to captain Tolmere as a reward for his victories in the Picrocholean Wars. In 1429, towards the end of the Hundred Years' War, before the siege of Orleans, Joan of Arc and her followers came to fetch horses at Le Rivau, already renowned for the quality of its equipage and war horses who were raised there. In 1510 François de Beauvau, captain of King Francis I of France, constructed the monumental stables, in the outbuildings' courtyard, that supplied royal stallions. Those stables became the royal stables of Henri III and housed his stallions. An exhibit shows the history of the King's horses and tells the visitor about the mythical horses: Pegasus, Unicorn... Since 1992, the new owners have undertaken a huge renovation campaign to prevent the decay of the castle, stable and winery. This ensemble is quite exceptional in the region and has been classified as a monument historique since 1918 by the French Ministry of Culture.
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