Château musée du Cayla, Historical manor and literary museum in Andillac, France.
The Cayla Castle displays traditional Languedoc architecture with limestone walls and regional roof tiles within a 27-hectare estate near Gaillac vineyards.
During the 1800s, this family residence became the home of writers Maurice de Guérin and his sister Eugénie, who created their romantic works here.
The museum collections present manuscripts, personal items, and documents that demonstrate French literary life during the nineteenth century.
The museum opens different hours according to seasons, with extended hours from July to August and reduced hours from November to February.
Eugénie de Guérin's diary, preserved in the museum, provides detailed descriptions of daily life in the Tarn department during the nineteenth century.
Location: Andillac
Address: Lieu-dit : Le Cayla, 321 Impasse du Musée, 81140 Andillac, France
Opening Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 14:00-18:00; Sunday 10:00-18:30
Phone: +33563330168
Website: http://musees-departementaux.tarn.fr/index.php?id=1679
GPS coordinates: 44.00989,1.89969
Latest update: September 12, 2025 10:39
France preserves the homes of its greatest writers, transformed today into literary museums. From Balzac's house in Paris, where the author of 'The Human Comedy' wrote his novels while drinking countless coffees, to Nohant Castle in Berry where George Sand met Chopin and Flaubert, these places tell the story of French literary creation. You can also visit Montaigne's tower in Périgord, where the philosopher wrote his Essays surrounded by his library, or the Château Monte-Cristo built by Alexandre Dumas after the success of his adventure novels. These houses offer direct access to the worlds of the authors who lived there. The priory of Saint-Cosme near Tours preserves the memory of Ronsard, a Renaissance poet, while the house of Aunt Léonie in Illiers-Combray takes visitors back to Marcel Proust’s childhood. In Normandy, Maurice Leblanc’s residence in Étretat celebrates Arsène Lupin’s universe, and in the Basque Country, the Arnaga villa showcases Edmond Rostand’s regional architecture, author of 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' Each visit helps understand how these writers lived, worked, and drew inspiration from their daily environments.
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