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Le château en bref
The Château de Lantilly, known as the 'château of a hundred windows', overlooks the Laumes valley and the site of Alesia from the commune of Vitteaux (Côte-d'Or) — not to be confused with the Château de Lantilly in Cervon, in the Nièvre. A 13th-century keep was replaced there by a 16th-century château, and the present building was then reconstructed in 1709 as a single main block oriented north-south, set against an escarpment. Former filled-in moats, underground passages and vaulted cisterns bear witness to earlier phases of the building. The French formal park, with its pleasure garden, greenhouse, orangery and kitchen garden, has been awarded the 'Jardin remarquable' label; an English landscape park offers views over the Laumes valley and Alesia. The façades and roofs have been listed (inscrits) since 1968, the park since 1994, and the interiors have been classified as a Monument historique since 1995. The château, largely private, opens during the Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine) and by appointment.