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Le château en bref
The Château de Saint-Saturnin, in the Puy-de-Dôme, was built in the 13th century and remodelled in the 14th and 15th centuries by the barons of La Tour d'Auvergne. Catherine de' Medici, Countess of Auvergne, became its owner in 1524. In 1566 she received King Charles IX and his court there, and her daughter Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot) stayed briefly in 1586, before her exile. The triple-walled fortress, with its crenellated towers and machicolations, retains a keep, a wall walk offering a panoramic view and a French-style garden. Partially listed as a historic monument since 1889, the château, now run as a bed-and-breakfast, is open to visitors.