The Monument
The Gramont castle was built in the 14th century of very beautiful limestone over the ruins of a first castle of which only a fortified tower remains (the tower of Simon de Montfort). The current building has two distinct parts: a small Gothic castle-like structure at the entrance and a Renaissance wing with delicately carved mullioned windows. The wing opens onto a courtyard with a geminated door giving onto a staircase with ribbed vaulting. A large hall takes up almost all of the first floor. A spiral staircase with no central newel (an extraordinary technical feat) leads to the oratory. All the rooms have been refurnished and decorated with period art objects. The terraced garden has also been re-landscaped. It dominates the rolling countryside of Lomagne.
Lodging
See the listing of the Hotels near Agen
Practical informations
Château de Gramont
82120 Gramont
Going there
From Toulouse or Bordeaux: motorway A 62, exit n° 8 towards Saint-Clar, then secondary roads D 953 and D 40
From Auch: main road N 21 to Fleurance, secondary roads D 953 to Saint-Clar and D 940 to Gramont
19 km south of the Toulouse/Bordeaux road
21 km east of the Agen/Tarbes road
Opening / Closing
- Open
from February 1 to April 30 : 2-6 pm
from May 2 to September 3 0: 10-12:30 and 2-6
from October 1 to November 30 : 2-6 pm
- Closed
Mondays from 1 February to 30 June and 1 September to 30 November
from 1 December to 31 January (open to groups by appointment)
May 1, 1 and 11 November