Château de Suscinio

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Le château en bref

The Château de Suscinio, residence of the Dukes of Brittany, stands on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in the commune of Sarzeau (Morbihan), in what was once a vast wooded area. Built at the end of the Middle Ages, it is located on the Rhuys peninsula, which today consists of salt marshes and meadows. The château belongs to the line of great ducal residences that were then emerging in Brittany under the impetus of powerful dukes. Long left in a state of ruin, the château was finally listed in 1840, following a visit by Prosper Mérimée five years earlier, who placed it on the first list of historic monuments. At the time, the château was visited for the romantic character of its ruins.