- Château de Brissac, originally a medieval fortress, bears the name le géant du Val de Loire as it is the highest château in the Loire Valley.
- The château de Brissac has belonged to the same family since 26 May 1502, date on which the seigneurie was acquired by an Anjou nobleman, René de Cossé.
- The most well-known local tale of Château de Brissac is that of the Green Lady The legend is that when a nobleman, Jacques de Brézé, caught his unfaithful...
- As a reward for his loyalty, the newly crowned king bestowed upon him the chateau, the title of Duke of Brissac, and the funds to rebuild.
- Chateau de Brissac, Brissac, Pays De La Loire, France. 5,480 likes · 49 talking about this · 845 were here.
- Standing higher than all other royal châteaux, Brissac deserves its nickname of “Giant of the Loire valley”.
- Lived in by the family of the dukes of Brissac, the Château de Brissac-Quincé is the highest castle in France with its seven floors and its 204 rooms!
- During the middle of the 19 th century, the château was once again in the hands of the Dukes of Brissac, and extensive renovations were undertaken during this...
- Good afternoon, You can come to visit the Château de Brissac from Angers by the bus Anjoubus line 5 from Angers to Montreuil-Bellay with different stops in...
- Owned by the Brissac family for 18 generations (since 1502), this seven-storey castle, the tallest in France, has 204 rooms, many of them sumptuously…