The complete restoration of the outbuildings at château d'Ainay-le-Vieil will soon be completed. It's a way of saving endangered 17th-century buildings and providing the site with a new environment and the possibility of offering new options.
When château d'Ainay-le-Vieil opens its doors on April 1, visitors will be able to explore the completely restored outbuildings(download the 2020 opening details in pdf).
The result will be a more comfortable welcome and a host of new options.
Passing through a beautiful Renaissance gateway, visitors will discover a 17th-century farmhouse, formerly the château's lower courtyard, composed of parallel buildings forming a large rectangle. Surrounding a landscaped courtyard, you'll find a manor house, stables, barns, a granary and the old canal carrying water to the village mill, which was covered in the 18th century and transformed into a washhouse.
A marvellous site, now redesigned to welcome tourists in the best possible way. And so, one surprise follows another.
En premier lieu, un parking d’une centaine d’emplacements sous vidéo surveillance aménagé à la place d’un ancien verger et d’un merveilleux jardin appelé à l’époque le petit paradis.
Un musée des arts et traditions populaires à découvir en visite libre, une boutique proposant des cadeaux souvenirs, de l’épicerie fine, de la décoration, et même un espace brocante…
Enfin, le restaurant de la Volière ouvrira ses portes et proposera de la cuisine traditionnelle et régionale pour le déjeuner sous une volière dans le parc face au château, et pour le dîner dans le lavoir.
