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Château de Villandraut near Bordeaux, medieval fortress featuring three cylindrical stone towers with a red flag, surrounded by vegetation.
© Château de Villandraut - Medieval Fortress near Bordeaux
View of Villandraut Castle near Bordeaux framed through a stone archway, featuring two cylindrical towers, ivy-covered stone walls, and a green lawn in the foreground.
© Villandraut Castle - Historic View Through an Arch
Aerial view of Château de Villandraut, a medieval fortress with five cylindrical towers surrounding a central courtyard, surrounded by lush green forests in Gironde.
© Château de Villandraut - Medieval Fortress in Gironde
A family enjoys a picnic at a wooden table in the grassy courtyard of Château de Villandraut, surrounded by medieval stone ruins under a clear blue sky.
© Family Picnic at Villandraut Castle Ruins

Château de Villandraut

Registered monuments and sites

About sixty kilometres south of Bordeaux, the native land of Bertrand de Got, the future Pope Clement V, Villandraut, houses a real palace-fortress. Just one year after his accession to Saint Peter’s throne, Clement V instructed the construction of Villandraut Château with an impressive defence system. When you arrive, you are struck by the overwhelming presence of the massive towers which stand over you at a height of 20 metres.
Enter the internal U-shaped courtyard after crossing a massive bridge spanning wide paved moats. Inside, discover all the typical elements of architecture from the Middle Ages, some evidence of sophisticated comfort such as the period sinks or latrines. Like its neighbour, Budos Château, Villandraut invites you to take part in exhibitions, dramas, concerts and even a completely medieval “Jesters Festival”.

Services, facilities, & comfort

  • Games area
  • Pram-friendly
  • Projection room
  • Shop

Practical information

From 1 April to 1 April
› saturday : From 10:00:00 to 13:00:00, From 14:30:00 to 18:00:00
› sunday : From 10:00:00 to 13:00:00, From 14:30:00 to 18:00:00

From 1 July to 1 July
› tuesday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00
› wednesday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00
› thursday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00
› friday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00
› saturday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00
› sunday : From 10:30:00 to 12:30:00, From 14:00:00 to 18:00:00

  • French, English

  • Payment cards, Cheques and postal orders, Chèques Vacances, E-chèques vacances (ANCV), Cash, Bank transfers

  • Starting at 5€

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Château de Villandraut
Rue Lafon Isoré
33730 VILLANDRAUT
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