Château de Montmeilleur - 5 rooms

Raised around the year 1000, when the Trièves formed a single seigneury of the Counts of Die, Montmeilleur was built for defence — a square keep set with four corner towers on a hilltop, commanding the glacial valley below. For more than four centuries it belonged to the Morges family, before passing through a succession of prominent houses of Grenoble and Marseille. After the religious wars of the sixteenth century the fortress lost its military purpose. Moat, ramparts and drawbridge gave way to terraces, gardens and rose-clad towers, and the stronghold softened into what the French call a château de plaisance. Today we are dedicated in sharing and sustaining Château de Montmeilleur's rich history and culture.