Château de Conros, Medieval castle in Arpajon-sur-Cère, France.
The Château de Conros rises on a rocky hilltop above the Cère river, combining two towers with a multi-windowed residential section. The structure features a pavilion wing topped with a lantern roof and extensive stone coverings.
Construction began around 1130 under Astorg d'Aurillac, with 13th-century elements still visible in the cellars today. The building underwent major alterations during the Renaissance and Baroque periods that shaped its current form.
On the first floor stands a 15th-century fireplace brought from the Château de Branzac, entirely covered in paintings. Its decoration is attributed to Italian artists brought in by Camille Carracioli, a Neapolitan princess who married the lord of Branzac in 1570.
The Château de Conros is open to visitors, so the interior can be seen rather than only the outside. It stands on a rocky spur on the left bank of the Cère, above the medieval stone bridge of Cabrières, on the old Aurillac–Figeac road. The gardens were redesigned in the 19th century.
The north tower is the oldest part of the castle, while the south tower, a rectangular two-storey residence and a pavilion wing with a lantern roof forming a dovecote complete the present building. The whole is topped by another floor supported on corbels.
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