Lassay-les-Châteaux: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Château de Lassay has been classified as a historic monument since 1862. It preserves eight towers, curtain walls, an exceptional three-storey gun bastion, and two drawbridges that are still operational.

Anyone choosing Lassay-les-Châteaux for their stay will want to rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture

Guided tours of the Château de Lassay include furnished rooms, an armoury, a kitchen with an unusual granite kitchen garden, a collection of antique copper items, and a stroll through the romantic park. Notre Dame du Rocher is now used for exhibitions and cultural events. The surviving remains of the Château de Bois Frou probably date from a building constructed after 1590.

The historic centre of Lassay-les-Châteaux is built from local granite and features continuous rows of houses as well as small lanes running parallel to the main street.

The Roseraie preserves 300 varieties of roses. It is open year-round for self-guided visits; the best time to visit is considered to be from June to August.

The Jardin médiéval is divided into four areas and includes a garden of medicinal and aromatic plants, a vegetable garden with historic varieties, and an orchard with espalier-trained fruit trees. The garden is directly connected to the Château de Lassay and offers panoramic views of the château.

Food and Drink

The Musée du Cidre – Domaine de la Duretière in Lassay-les-Châteaux offers a self-guided museum tour covering the production of cider, from fruit harvesting to distillation, with displays of historic tools.

At the Musée du Cidre – Domaine de la Duretière, the visit ends with a tasting of products made on the farm, including apple juice, cider, poiré, Pommeau de Normandie, Douceur de Poiré, Calvados, and Calvados Domfrontais.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Azé, Préaux, Ernée, Sainte-Gemmes-Le-Robert, Ambrières-Les-Vallées, Cossé-Le-Vivien, Loigné-Sur-Mayenne.

To the overview of the wider destination: Mayenne.