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Talcy castle Source of inspiration

Nicknamed “the château of the Muses”, Talcy has been a source of inspiration for great poets, starting with Pierre de Ronsard.

25 km from Blois, the slender roofs of Château de Talcy emerge from the cereal-growing plains of the Beauce region. Visit this 16th-century château, whose destiny has been marked by poets, and discover a unique furnished décor, preserved since the 18th century, as well as a conservatory orchard.

A former manor house

The seigneury of Talcy already existed in the 13th century, but the present château is the result of alterations carried out by the Florentine banker Bernard Salviati, who became its owner on November 8, 1517. Although contemporary with Chambord and the great castles of the Renaissance, this former seigniorial agricultural house retains the appearance of a late medieval edifice.

The façade features a large square tower above the entrance porch, two tall hexagonal turrets crowned with machicolations and a covered parapet walk. The buildings, forming two angled wings, open onto the main courtyard, which features a delicate columned well, and, in the lower courtyard, a wine press and a dovecote, one of the most remarkable in the region, with its 1,500 boulins.

In an exceptional state of preservation, the wooded apartments are home to a suite of 18th-century furniture stamped by famous Parisian cabinetmakers, a rare painted canvas with Indian motifs set into the woodwork of the dining room, and tapestries. This ensemble, listed as a Monument Historique, bears witness to the gentle way of life during the Age of Enlightenment, and contributes greatly to the monument’s appeal.

Talcy Gardens

With almost 7 hectares of walled gardens overlooking cereal-growing land, the estate underlines its ancient vocation as a nursery and farm. It offers an attractive and enchanting stroll through its vegetable garden, with its many species renewed with the seasons.

Since 1997, Talcy’s gardens have included a collection orchard, featuring a wide range of fruit species and varieties grown in trellised or natural forms. The various areas are decorated with flower beds.

A house so softly human that everyone would dream of living in it...
Jacques Houlet

The castle of the muses

For Cassandre Salviati, Pierre de Ronsard composed the 182 sonnets that make up the first Livre des Amours, “les amours de Cassandre”. “Mignonne, allons voir si la rose…” is the most famous of all.

Diane, his niece, was the muse of the young Agrippa d’Aubigné. Cassandre’s daughter counts Alfred de Musset among her direct descendants. One of the last owners in the 19th century, Albert Stapfer, was the first translator of the German poet Goethe, whose famous Faust was illustrated for this edition by the painter Delacroix.

A political castle

During the Wars of Religion, the Talcy conference was held in 1562, bringing together for the last time the most illustrious representatives of the Reformed and Catholic parties. It is still remembered in the chambers of Catherine de Médicis and Charles IX.

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