10:00 Guided tour of the Château de Gaillon entrance pavilion and exterior
This château, overlooking the town and a pioneer of the French Renaissance, was built a few
years before the châteaux of the Loire by the will of Cardinal Georges d’Amboise. It was transformed into a penitentiary and barracks before being bought by the French government in 1975, who undertook extensive work to restore it to its former splendour.
This castle overlooks the town and is a pioneering example of French Renaissance architecture.