Castillo Gaillard

Perched on a limestone promontory overlooking a bend of the Seine River, Château Gaillard is one of the most striking symbols of the European Middle Ages. Despite being in ruins, the site still reflects the grandeur and audacity of its creator, King Richard I of England, better known as Richard the Lionheart. Built at remarkable speed at the end of the 12th century, the castle embodied the political and military tensions of its time and...