Château de Brécy, Historical castle in Saint-Gabriel-Brécy, France.

Château de Brécy is a castle in Normandy featuring four ascending terraces connected by convex steps that lead to a grand gate. The terraces widen progressively toward the top and open toward the sky, creating a carefully composed garden design.

A dwelling was built here in 1620; around 1640 Jacques Lebas, a magistrate in Caen, bought it and turned the manor into a prestige residence around 1650. The terraced garden was laid out between 1650 and 1675. The entrance portal, the facades of the main house and the garden's architectural decoration were classified as monuments historiques by decree of 26 September 1903.

The garden mixes medieval and Italian Renaissance influences while anticipating the classical French garden. It was long attributed to Mansart. Two 18th-century pavilions stand symmetrically at its far end, and eleven stone staircases climb to a wrought-iron gate attributed to Isaac Geslin or one of his pupils.

The castle and gardens are open to visitors and offer guided tours that showcase the architectural features and garden design. It is advisable to wear sturdy shoes as the terraces and pathways include steep sections.

The garden's wrought-iron gate at the top of the terraces is attributed to 17th-century ironsmith Isaac Geslin or one of his pupils, and is compared to the gate at the Château de Carrouges. A small door links the grounds directly to the 14th-century Notre-Dame church, and a nearby basin was said in the Middle Ages, by legend, to cure the eyes.