Chateau De Menthon-saint-bernard
France
The Château de Menthon Saint-Bernard is open to the public for visits year-round, for an admission fee. In July and August, the château is open every day from 12pm until 7pm. From September through mid-November and April through June, the château is open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 2pm until 6pm.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Sha-toh duh Men-ton-San-Ber-nar, a magnificent fortress that appears to have been lifted straight from the pages of a storybook. Perched on a 200-meter-high rock overlooking the turquoise waters of Lake Annecy,…
Listen in the app2The Entrance and the Castle Donkey
Our journey begins at the approach to the castle, a path that emphasizes its defensive nature. Before even reaching the gates, you encounter a resident that has become a bit of a local celebrity—the castle’s donkey. …
Listen in the app3The Courtyard — A Tapestry of Centuries
Once through the main gates, we enter the central courtyard, the heart of the castle's daily operations. This space is an architectural mosaic, where elements from the 12th to the 19th centuries exist side-by-side. …
Listen in the app4The Great Library and the Legacy of Saint Bernard
Entering the interior, we visit one of the castle's most culturally significant rooms: the Great Library. This space is a sanctuary of knowledge, housing a collection of over 12,000 volumes, many of which date back to before the…
Listen in the app5The Countess’s Bedroom — Gothic Intimacy
Moving into the private apartments, we find the bedroom of the Countess, a room that exemplifies the refined interior design of the 19th-century renovations. This space offers a fascinating contrast to the rugged stone exterior. …
Listen in the app6The Kitchen and the Mechanics of Hospitality
We now descend to the castle's kitchens, a space that reveals the practical 'underbelly' of noble life. This room is a marvel of pre-modern engineering, dominated by a massive stone fireplace where an entire ox could once be…
Listen in the app7The Outer Viewpoint and the Disney Connection
To conclude our tour, we walk a short distance from the castle walls to a specific viewpoint that offers the most famous angle of the structure. From here, looking back at the castle, the towers and turrets appear to stack upon…
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our tour of the Sha-toh duh Men-ton-San-Ber-nar, we descend from the heights back toward the village of Menthon. We have explored a site that is a rare anomaly in the modern world: a thousand-year-old fortress that…
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What is Chateau De Menthon-saint-bernard?
Chateau De Menthon-saint-bernard is a place in France with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 45.8641, 6.2034 |
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