Built 1000 years ago on a gigantic rock, this magnificent medieval fortress rises above one of the most beautiful villages in the Aveyron region of France.

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Visit & Events

Château Belcastel stands as a successful collaboration between history, art and architecture. Visitors of this medieval fortress discover revolving exhibitions, a permanent tribute to the architect Fernand Pouillon, and permanent collections of ancient artifacts. This privately owned castle is open to the public from April through mid-November.

Château de Belcastel is a historic monument and an architectural gem with a multifaceted exhibition about creatures in the medieval bestiary.

A royal stay in an authentic medieval castle awaits you in a private suite for two. Our luxurious B&B style suite is available to rent from April through October. Price includes breakfast as well as a private pool and garden.

Paintings, drawings and limited edition prints, on exhibition in the principal gallery, are available for purchase.
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The castle has been covered by local and national television stations, and written up in international publications. Browse our archive of past press coverage for highlights of prior events.

The Château of Belcastel Gift Shop has many unique and exclusive items available for purchase, all of which can be shipped worldwide. Browse our collection of autographed street art books and selection of exclusive souvenirs.

Fernand Pouillon is a renowned humanist architect who built more than 3 million square meters of public housing during his lifetime. He was born in Cancon, Lot-et-Garonne, and grew up in Marseille, and moved to Paris to study architecture. When he discovered the ruin of Belcastel’s castle in the Aveyron, he decided to buy it and restore it and make it his home. He has a place in the pantheon of great architects alongside Perret, Baltard and Le Corbusier.

« Le château et le village de Belcastel, lithogravure de F.-A. Pernot (1838). Coll. de la Société des lettres de l’Aveyron »

The medieval fortress of Belcastel begins with a 9th century chapel and grew over the centuries as generations of nobles and knights and rogues built their legacies within the stronghold. In the 1970s, the famous architect Fernand Pouillon restored this Aveyron castle.

The Château of Belcastel is a tourist site with an accredited internship program. Each summer we welcome three to four students in the following fields: communication, marketing, tourism, event management, animation, history...Click on the button below for more information.