Located in the heart of Burgundy, the castle is distinguished by the quality of its architecture (Medieval, Renaissance and 17th century), by the originality of its interior decoration designed by Count Roger de Bussy-Rabutin and by a formal garden set in a 34-hectare estate where it is pleasant to stroll.
A mischievous courtier of the Sun King, cousin of Madame de Sévigné, a great officer in the King's armies, a writer of genius, it was one of his pamphlets, the Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules, which caused his downfall: under the guise of mocking the adventures of the ladies of the Court, he criticized aristocratic society and its debauched morals. Very quickly, the book got out of hand. The king condemned him to a year's imprisonment in the Bastille, and then to permanent exile in Burgundy, where he set about creating a set evoking his nostalgia for the Court and his feelings.
Inside his home, the Count delivers, with fantasy and impertinence, a very caustic fresco of his time and of the Court of Versailles.
A colourful Burgundian at the King's Court, a skilled soldier, a libertine, a gallant man, an academician: discover one of the most flamboyant courtiers of the great Louis XIV and a unique testimony to the life of a nobleman in the 17th century.
Guided tours are offered during the school holidays of All Saints' Day, Christmas, Winter and from 1 April to 31 May at 10.15am and 2.30pm.
From June 1st to September 30th, guided tours are at 10:15am, 2:30pm and 3:30pm.
