Château d'Ancy-le-Franc, Renaissance palace in Burgundy, France
The palace features four identical wings arranged in a perfect square layout, with a central courtyard decorated with sculptures, niches, and arcades.
Italian architect Sebastiano Serlio designed this residence between 1542 and 1550 for Antoine III de Clermont-Tonnerre, following the first architectural plans in France.
The interior walls display an extensive collection of Renaissance murals by Italian, Flemish, and Burgundian artists from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Visitors can explore royal apartments, galleries, chapels, and salons, including the 32-meter Pharsale Gallery depicting an ancient battle scene.
The castle combines Italian Renaissance architectural principles with French building traditions, introducing new design concepts to sixteenth-century France.
Location: Ancy-le-Franc
Architects: Sebastiano Serlio
Architectural style: Renaissance architecture, French Renaissance
Elevation above the sea: 302 m
Website: http://chateau-ancy.com
GPS coordinates: 47.77389,4.16167
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:40
Burgundy-Franche-Comté encompasses a varied heritage that spans several millennia. The region houses prehistoric sites such as the Roche de Solutré, monasteries founded as early as the 6th century like Baume Abbey, as well as medieval fortresses and Renaissance homes. Natural formations include the Osselle Cave, open to the public since 1751, and the Hérisson Waterfall, which features seven cascades over nearly 2.5 miles in the Jura mountains. The area is characterized by diverse terrain, from vineyards and mountain foothills to valleys and limestone plateaus. Visitors can explore the Cormatin Castle with its formal gardens, observe the ongoing construction of Guédelon Castle using 13th-century techniques, or explore the underground galleries of the Osselle Cave. These sites attest to human habitation and geological changes over the centuries.
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