Talmont Castle An ancient seaside fortress dating from 1920 in Vendée

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  • Qualité Tourisme
  • Accueil Vélo
  • Historic Monument

Location : In town

Province : South Coast & Poitevin Marshes

Services

  • Cash
  • Chèques vacances (holiday voucher)
  • Credit card accepted
  • English spoken
  • Entertainment
  • Groups
  • Parking
  • English
    • Talmont Castle is an ancient coastal fortress whose first masonry remains date back to 1020, making it one of the oldest stone castles in France !

      The site contains a primitive enclosure of approximately two hundred and fifty linear meters as well as a main tower in an exceptional state of preservation, which has no less than five levels still in elevation.

      Former property of Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine , then of her son Richard the Lionheart, this castle is not only an exceptional architectural and heritage object, but also a historic place marked by key figures in the history of France.

      Listed as a Historic Monument since 2009, Talmont Castle is a must-see cultural site in Vendée. A rich program of shows (chivalry, falconry, night shows), entertainment, visits and events (egg hunt, medieval festival, murder party) contribute to the promotion and transmission of the place.

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Traveller Reviews Talmont Castle

4.4 sur 5 5087 reviews

  • Pascal Rassu

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Pascal Rassu on 29/11/2025

    Beautiful ruins of medieval castles

  • Lucille Thobie

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Lucille Thobie on 22/11/2025

    A superb tourist site, well worth discovering! Can't wait to see the Christmas market!

  • Michel FINCK

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Michel FINCK on 19/11/2025

    Super!

Traveller Reviews Talmont Castle

4.3 sur 5 886 reviews

  • "Fun place to spend a few hours."

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by qwertyPhilly (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 16/08/2024

    We visited today, a family of 5 on a cloudy day. We got there about 11 am, so within plenty of time for the falcon show at 1130. Good fun place to spend a few hours. You can borrow costumes to take a...

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  • "A great bit of history"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by BlaithinT (Maynooth, Ireland) on 11/07/2024

    Great castle with great views from the top, with free shows on multiple times a day! Lovely staff who helped our kids pick outfits to play dress up! If we had gotten there earlier in the day, there...

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  • "Fabulous castle"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by NormaJames (Crayford, United Kingdom) on 18/08/2023

    Really interesting castle to visit with information in English as well as French. The whole experience is brilliant, from the lovely walk around what was the moat, with medieval music playing gently...

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Talmont Castle

Address

3 rue de l'Hotel de Ville
85440 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Contacts

Phone : 02 51 90 27 43

GPS coordinates

46° 28'3.03"N, 1° 37'6.42"W

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