A Vist To Annecy Castle, France, Part V

The castle, Chateau d'Annecy, can be seen when looking up over the rooftops of old town Annecy, France.





The castle was built over a succession of centuries; construction started in the 12th century and continued right through to the 16th century. The oldest part of the castle is now known as the "The Queen's Tower", which can be seen in this photo on the right.

Next to this tower is the entrance into the castle courtyard.





On entering the courtyard, looking straight ahead, "Perriere's Tower" can be seen.The construction of this tower began in 1445 under Duke Louis of Savoy to replace an earlier keep.















The castle has been restored and was bought by the town and is now used as a museum.



The entrance to the museum is through the open archway that you can see in the building on the left.














There are lots of interesting rooms to see and some very quaint small rooms, some are even hexagonal-shaped, letting in lots of light.









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Some windows have built in alcoves enabling you to sit and take your time looking out at the view.




And on a practical note, it's rather interesting (if somewhat amusing to mention here) to see the commodities available in the castle in times past.





The stone floors and walls are beautiful to look at.









The rooftops of the old town can be seen from the castle windows. You might recognize the building with the wisteria on the building facade down by the Canal du Thiou. You can see what the old town down by the Canal is like in two previous posts: Walking Along The Canal du Thiou In Annecy, France, Part I and Part II.




There's a great view looking out from the Queen's Tower over the courtyard. For more photos of the Lake see The Lake In Annecy, France, Part III.

























Coming back out of the castle museum we are once again in the courtyard.











.The rooftops of the houses directly below the castle are full of character and interest.A feel for the expanse of the buildings and the courtyard can be appreciated by looking back down the courtyard towards the Queen's Tower and the entrance, with the archway into the museum now on the right.













A closer view of the Queen's Tower shows the old stonework and wall.








On the way out, or the way in, depending when you choose to look up and back...

...you can see the turret with the hexagonal-shaped room shown earlier from the inside.







And the small building that now serves as the entrance ticket office is intriguing.

As you can see from the posts, Parts I-V, about Annecy, the town has a lot to offer and is a great place to visit. I always enjoy going there. And of course, it's also very beautiful at night when all the buildings are lit up.