Château de Brissac

Really excellent place, and worth a visit. History is very well done. Great cafe on site with very friendly staff. Grounds are great for a visit and the donkeys are freindly to pet!

As part of our recent western Val de Loire tour (south of Angers) we revisited the Château de Brissac, this time to experience the landscaped park as we had previously toured the château interior in May 2024. Tip - there's a special rate for a park only tour and a map available on the château website. Our walk took us round past the stables then up the hill to the Mausoleum. afterwards the  walk to the pont rouge then back along the river to the château. All in about 1h15. Absolutely beautiful and well worth a visit I recommend.

This was a fantastic experience, the parking is accross the road and a short walk away but the chateaux is beautiful and the grounds are a good walk too. Well worth a visit!

This is a beautiful castle next to a river. Not as impressive as some others but worth a look. Watch out for parking: if the gate at Rue les Barrieres is open DO NOT DRIVE in. It looks like there is parking for the visitors but this entrance is obviously only for the people working in the castle. Once inside the gates, they can be closed remotely and you are locked in. I made this mistake and had to wait quite a while until a person working in the castle left for lunch. I couldn’t find anyone to open the gates as it was lunch time and the cafe and the ticket booth were unmanned.

Very nice castle, some wonderful rooms, definitely a place to visit when you’re in the area. The history, as well as the guide they give you at the entrance, are very nice and guide you through the visit. There is even a private theater and a a place in the dining room for an orchestra!

It was great. They had a costume party on the day we went, but the castle and translations of information for different languages is great!

Amazing building. Probably the most beautiful we have looked around in the Loire. The staff were great. It would have been useful to have something savoury available to eat at the cafe/reception.

The guided tour (in French) was really worth it, lasts just 45 mins and covers the outside of the castle and the first floor (you can do the rest by yourself). The guide was a good speaker and had a lot of interesting anecdotes. There is a wine tasting in the cave. The park is beautiful and has several long trails.

By guided tour only. Château de Brissac is a current residence for the Brissac family that counts Veuve Clicquot among their ancestors. The château has seven stories altogether, making it the tallest château in the Loire Valley. The front of the house is an interesting combination of medieval castle and 17th century's Baroque architecture The house is lovely and still holds gorgeous artwork of the family, furniture and tapestries from the centuries and we got to see their own theatre where they would put on plays and recitals. Large kitchen underground where I understand they offer cooking classes Their grounds have several paths to tour us around the expansive property. We saw their stables and vineyards. We also went into their underground tunnel. Very cool We walked right up & got into their next tour - it was french but english translations were handed out & since the majority of the group were english-speakers, the guide offered commentary in both languages. Very nice of him!