Château de Sévérac

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The Château de Séverac is a 13th- and 18th-century castle in the commune of Séverac-le-Château in the Aveyron département of France. The castle site has belonged to several families: the Severacs, Armagnacs, and Arpajons. The latter building a Renaissance style castle which south face can still be seen. Visitors today can see ramparts, walls, watch thunders, the chapel and the kitchen, in which demonstrations of medieval cooking are given. An exhibition of medieval costumes can be seen in the chapel, and recitals of troubadour music and demonstrations of their instruments are held. The Château de Séverac is one of a group of 23 castles in Aveyron which have grouped together to provide a tourist itinerary as The Route of the Lords of the Rouergue. The property of the commune, the castle is listed as a historic monument by the French Ministry of Culture.

See also: List of castles in France Route of the Lords of the Rouergue

Part of this article was originally translated from a section of this Wikipedia article « en:Sévérac-le-Château », specifically from this version.

External links: Tourist office website with photo (in English) Route of the Lords of Rouergue website...