Open-air theatre
On Saturday August 10, 2024 at 8pm in the château's main courtyard, the AMAB company presents Corneille's Le Cid. Following the highly successful performances of Les Jeux de l'Amour et du Hasard and Cyrano de Bergerac, this year the AMAB company presents Le Cid, Pierre Corneille's first great public success. It's a play that had a huge impact in the early 17th century because of the quarrel it provoked. Corneille's rival theorists accused him of not following all the rules of classical theater. Corneille replied that the beauty of a play is not measured by the number of rules it respects. The action of this play centers around Chimène and Don Rodrigue, two young men caught up in the turmoil of an interminable vendetta who must choose between their honor and the love they feel for each other.
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Visit
The exterior of the château, the gardens and the dovecote can be visited all year round from 9am to 7pm.
The interior of the château can be visited without reservation from July 1 to August 31, from 10am to 12pm and from 3pm to 6pm, except on Tuesdays, or with reservation from April 1 to June 30 and from September 1 to October 31.
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Tasting Epoisses cheese
From April 1 to June 30 and September 1 to October 31, we organize Epoisses cheese and Burgundy wine tastings for groups of 12 or more in the château dining room.
By reservation only
Price: €10 per person in addition to the tour price.
History of Epoisses castle
Classified as a historical monument, the Epoisses castle is located in the center of Burgundy, in a beautiful and rich plain that bears its name. Its history dates back to the 6th century. A veritable fortress, this medieval complex which was inhabited in turn by the Queen of the Franks, the Dukes of Burgundy, the Grand Condé and the Marquise de Sévigné, preserves the memory of each century both in its architecture and in its interior decorations, such as a true witness to the history of France. Owned by the same family since 1661, the family maintains the old house by continuing the conservation of this exceptional site, opening it to visitors, which has never before been so splendid.
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