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Château de Taillebourg

Name: Château de Taillebourg
Rating: 2

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Location: Taillebourg, Saint-Jean-D'Angély, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Château de Taillebourg – Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes loop from Miclos

39.0km

01:38

270m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Saint Saturnin de Séchaud – Saint Savinien sur Charente loop from Saint-Rémy

47.7km

02:04

360m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes loop from Le Grand Coudret

28.6km

01:13

200m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

September 13, 2023

Located on a rocky spur overlooking the Charente, Taillebourg has one of the oldest castles in the province of Saintonge. It was also one of the most important in the region in the Middle Ages. This stronghold will allow the city to assert its power and prosper thanks to its port and control of trade throughout the Middle Ages. According to a chronicler, the Château de Taillebourg hosted the wedding night of Louis, future king of France under the name Louis VII, with Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. Louis IX (future Saint Louis) made the castle his fortress to launch the attack against the King of England, Henry III. This victorious battle of July 21, 1242 became famous and was represented several centuries later by Delacroix, whose painting can be seen in the Battles gallery at the Palace of Versailles.
The castle which had endured all the sieges during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion was taken and destroyed during the Fronde in 1652. During the Revolution, it was sold in lots as national property. Having suffered from lack of maintenance, the building was the victim of a fire in 1822 and was largely destroyed. All that remains now are the ruins with the ramparts and a tower standing like an emaciated being. It now houses a park which is a haven of peace.
To access it from the banks of the Charente, you have to take a small detour through the town.

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Location: Taillebourg, Saint-Jean-D'Angély, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Château de Taillebourg – Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes loop from Miclos

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