Château de Tiffauges

The castle is in the Marches (border lands) between Brittany, Poitou and Anjou and thus an important strategic point.

The notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 1440) is associated with the castle.

[1] For a long time, the castle was abandoned and lay in ruins, the inner yard even used for a while as a football pitch by the local club, RST Tiffauges.

It hosts a series of spectacles and collections, including medieval war machines and an alchemy centre.

The castle has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1957.