Guedelon
Guedelon is a fascinating project in the Yonne department of Burgundy, north of Nevers.
The vision of one man, Michel Guyot, the idea of the project is to build a complete 13th century castle in this corner of France using only authentic tools and locally sourced materials. Every detail of the project is as accurate as possible, even down to the clothes worn by the workers.
If ropes are needed - they are made on site; when stone is needed it needs to be quarried out of the ground on site...
The project will take more than two decades to complete, and currently employs 50 people, and has also become an important tourist attraction. It also attracts many thousands of school children each year.
The nature of the project means that visitors can never be sure what they will see - it depends what work needs doing at the time of a visit. But one thing is sure, the visit will be fascinating, seeing authentic work methods and materials being used, and not a cement mixer in site!
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Places to visit near Guedelon, France
Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Guedelon.
See also Guedelon (version Francais)
