Château de Peyrelade, France
Channel: Patrick Beckers
Date: 02/03/2023

On top of a rock outcrop above the Tarn Valley lies Peyrelade Castle. The name of the castle ruins is derived from the Occitan dialect Pèira Lada, which means wide stone. The castle was built and extended between the 12th and 16th centuries. In 1633, Richelieu, cardinal and prime minister under King Louis XIII ordered the castle to be dismantled and from then on it was a ruin and a stone quarry. The castle has been restored since 1977 and belongs to the municipality of Rivière-sur-Tarn. The castle and its 50-metre-tall keep can be visited since 1996.

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