Château de Bienassis

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Château de Bienassis stands in Erquy, in the Côtes-d'Armor, on the site of a former 12th-century feudal motte. The present main residence, built mostly between the 15th and 17th centuries in local pink sandstone, combines medieval austerity with French-style refinement, featuring moats, crenellated ramparts, corner towers and a grand ceremonial staircase. Furnished with Louis XIV and Breton Renaissance furniture, it also holds collections of Chinese and Japanese porcelain as well as Bayeux ceramics. Surrounded by a French formal garden, a 17th-century kitchen garden and a vast park, it has been listed (classé) as a historic monument since 1945 and has remained the home of the same family for more than a century, while being open to the public.