Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) offer us the opportunity to discover or rediscover the capital's monuments, museums, churches, places of power and culture, over the course of an exceptional weekend. More than 1,500 sites are taking part in this event in Paris and the Île-de-France region: enough to satisfy all those who are curious and passionate about history, on September 21 and 22, 2024!
Built as a hunting lodge in 1494 by Henri Perdriel, Château de Médan was home to such emblematic figures as the 16th-century poets of La Pléiade, including Ronsard and du Bellay. Later, Henri IV came to hunt and stay, and a farm was added to the estate. Closely linked to the world of literature, the estate has been marked by significant architectural additions and illustrious residents, such as Belgian symbolist and Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck, who lived here until his exile to the USA in 1939.
Paul Cézanne painted three pictures of this historic monument, surrounded by the Yvelines countryside.
The charming village of Médan in the Yvelines, its castle and its treasures
Nestled in a loop of the Seine just 30 minutes from Paris, the village of Médan offers a wonderful escape into time and history. Once the property of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the Middle Ages, it now boasts a number of cultural treasures, including its famous 16th-century château and the home of the illustrious Émile Zola. We take you on a voyage of discovery. [Read more]
Tour of the park and château, with commentary by the owners, who talk about the six-century history of this hunting lodge that seduced the poets of the Pléiade, the Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck and the painter Paul Cezanne.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024
Location
Médan
medan yveline
78670 Medan
Prices
Free
Official website
journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr
The charming village of Médan in the Yvelines, its castle and its treasures
