Can this visit be combined with another activity?

Of course you can. Our sales department can create a tailor-made half or full day for you: another guided tour, a heritage site, an outdoor activity, a gourmet break, a meeting with an artisan… Just tell us what you’d like to do: we’ll put together the best experiences in the area and take care of all the organisation.

Is this tour suitable for children?

This tour is aimed primarily at adults or mixed groups (adults and children). Children are welcome in adult groups, but the tour is not specially designed for them. To find out more about the Bazoges-en-Pareds keep and its medieval-inspired garden for groups of children, see the Young visitors section.

Is there free parking close to the start of the tour?

Yes, you can park free of charge in the spaces provided along the rue du Maréchal de Lattre and in the Place de la Liberté car park. The tour starts directly from the dungeon reception building, located at the foot of the dungeon.

Can I get to the start of the tour by bus? Is there authorised parking for buses?

Yes, the bus can drop you off directly in the alley leading to the dungeon or along the rue du Maréchal de Lattre. It can then park free of charge in the Place de la Liberté car park.

Are there toilets close to the starting point?

Toilets are available at the entrance to the site, depending on opening times. There are also public toilets on the Place de la Liberté, next to the Salle Les Trois Rives.

Guided group tour of the Donjon de Bazoges-en-Pareds and its medieval garden

From the top of the keep to the secrets of a garden

In the heart of the Vendée bocage, the keep at Bazoges-en-Pareds opens the doors to the living Middle Ages. Stroll through five furnished levels, from the defensive ground floor to the 30-metre high sentry walk. Below, the medieval-inspired garden extends the experience with a sensory stroll through medicinal, aromatic and vegetable plants.

It’s a complete immersion, combining architecture, everyday uses and a 360° panorama.

About your visit

1 h 00 à 1 h 30

1 h 30: guided tour of the keep, followed by a self-guided tour of the garden (or vice versa).
1 h 00: guided tour of the keep or the garden.

Minimum 12 people

Maximum 15 people (dungeon tour) and 20 people (garden tour).

Friday to Monday, April-June and September-October

Every day in July and August.
By reservation only and subject to availability.

Departure from the dungeon reception

12 cour du Château 85390 Bazoges-en-Pareds

Indoor and/or outdoor visits

Accessibility

The guides adapt the tour to the needs of the group (walking difficulties, wheelchairs).
The dungeon staircase has 83 steps.

In French

Magic moments

Discover the keep and its furnished rooms, witnesses to the life of the lords

Admire the panoramic view of the Vendée bocage

Recognising medicinal plants and their uses in the past

Let yourself be carried away by the guide’s fascinating anecdotes and stories

Scroll through the gallery

The programme

Life in the Middle Ages

Your guide will immerse you in the daily life of the lords of Bazoges-en-Pareds. Defence of the site, food, hygiene, organisation of domestic life: each room in the keep sheds light on the realities of the Middle Ages. It’s a lively, accessible approach packed with anecdotes.

The medieval garden

Below the keep, the garden offers a sensory interlude. Arranged in squares, it features aromatic, medicinal, vegetable and dye plants. The tour provides an understanding of their dietary and therapeutic uses, not forgetting the XVIᵉ century dovecote.

A leap into the XIXᵉ century

At the foot of the keep, the museum of folk art and traditions completes the visit. Housed in a late 19th-century Vendée farmhouse, it reveals the rural life of yesteryear.

The price includes

Admission and visit to the site
The services of professional guides

The price does not include

Transport
Cancellation insurance
Personal expenses

We'll take care of everything!

Our sales department will advise you and book all the visits and activities of your choice for your group.
Contact us for more information.

Léa Blanchard

Marketing Manager

[email protected]02.51.69.44.81 06.70.72.86.16

Always on the lookout for the perfect holiday, I combine creativity and precision to tailor-make your getaway to suit you. With me, your holiday can't be improvised... it has to be dreamt, prepared and experienced.

Ludovic Géron

Marketing manager

[email protected]02.51.69.44.81 06.70.72.86.16

Proud of Vouvant, the village of my birth, I talk about it with the passion of a storyteller and the smile of a neighbour you meet at the market. With me, heritage never sleeps... it's told, it comes alive.