En un regard
Le château en bref
The keep of Issoudun Castle, the Tour Blanche, was built at the end of the 12th century and completed at the beginning of the 13th, probably under Richard the Lionheart and then Philip Augustus after the Treaty of Le Goulet (1200). Its name is said to derive from Blanche of Castile, who received Issoudun as her dowry in 1200. Standing 27 metres tall, with walls 4 metres thick, it has a characteristic angled spur. An interior staircase of 150 steps serves three levels, including the great hall, which retains a well and a chimney known as the "de la girafe" (of the giraffe). It is the main surviving element of the castle.