Château de Tanlay — Attraction in Avallon

Came to the small town of Tanlay for the chateau. We brought our Bulldog with, so we just wen for the exteriour visit. Be aware of the opening times (it's closed for lunchtime) when you visit.

The chateau was completed around in the middle of the 17th century. Even though construction have begun almost 100 years earlier. It's been in the hands of the same family since the 18th Century and is still owned by them.

It's a really nice chateau. Maybe not the biggest you've seen, but definitely one of the prettiest. It's a real looker. With the moat surrounding it it's a picture-perfect castle.

Make sure to go for a walk in the park/woods behind the castle. It's an easy, flat walk along the water. Dogs allowed here as well. A nice and relaxing spot with only few visitors.

Staff here was very nice and friendly, very welcoming. And 3 Euros for the exteriour visit a real steal. It takes a lot of money and manpower to take care of this chateau and its surroundings.

A very rewarding visit. Really enjoyed it. If you arrive by car you can park for free along the main road, just 1-2min away from...

Stunning. Starting with the mile long tree lined avenue leading up to the village and ending at what I at first thought was the chateau. A beautiful structure that is a feast for the eyes. It was actually only the gate house. The chateau itself lies perpendicular to the gate house, is moated, and takes your breath away. Just look at the pictures in the internet and you'll see what I mean. I did the guided tour of the interior. It was in French but the friendly guide did speak English and could answer questions. Well worth the visit and I plan to go again after reading up more on the history and architecture. I didn't purchase tickets in advance. I went to the village of Tanlay because I was told that they have a good hardware store. The chateau was a grand surprise. I could walk right onto the grounds and buy a ticket at the gift shop. No lines, not overun, perhaps because it...

The guided tour is obligatory and it makes it very difficult if you cannot understand french. They do provide an English leaflet but it has little information on. Most of the time we were standing around bored waiting to move on to the next room as the informatiin takes about 2 minutes to read vs the 10 minute explanation per room. We also found it strange that we could not take photos and to be quite honest the other chateaus we visited were nicer so I failed to understand what made it so special. The guide did not not even try to guide us in terms of which rooms we were viewing and at one stage I was so lost. This was the most expensive of all the chateaus aand to be honest not...