Chateau d'Uriage
★★★★☆
Attribution: By Pierre Largeron
This 13th century castle has known major renovations in the 15th, 17th and 19th centuries.
After serving as a training school for the Vichy regime in 1940-42, it was seized by the local resistance (Free French Forces) during WWII and maintained by the French army after the war.
It is a privately owned property since the 1970s, when it was bought and transformed into smaller individual apartments.
After serving as a training school for the Vichy regime in 1940-42, it was seized by the local resistance (Free French Forces) during WWII and maintained by the French army after the war.
It is a privately owned property since the 1970s, when it was bought and transformed into smaller individual apartments.
Added by Pierre Largeron
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Reviews and impressions
Pierre Largeron
A sublime, little known place, that has a splendid 360 view overlooking the valley where Uriage (a small thermal town) lies at the foot of the castle.