- Thu 15 Aug 24
Visite guidée de la ville de Richelieu
37120  RICHELIEU
In 1631? Louis XIII, at the same time as granting his minister Cardinal de Richelieu the favor of making his seigneury a duchy-peerage, gave him permission to build "a walled and moated town and a market hall".
Two thousand workers were employed on the site. By 1642, when the Cardinal died, construction of the town was virtually complete.
A unique masterpiece of 17th-century town planning, discover its architecture and history with your guide.
Meet at the Office de Tourisme - Bureau d'Accueil de Richelieu.
Full adult price : 5,00€
Tuesday : 10:30
Thursday : 10:00
Friday : 15:00
Saturday : 15:00
Sunday : 10:00
Thursday : 10:00
Friday : 15:00
Saturday : 15:00
Sunday : 10:00