Opening hours and tickets
- Opening hours
- All year: every day, 9:00 to 18:00
- Admission
- Adults €2
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Château de Corabœuf
A 15th-century keep, a Gothic Revival wing and an arboretum, open to visitors all year.
- Medieval fortress
- 24 min from Beaune
- Open to visitors, all year
- 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th centuries
€290for a half-day wine tour from Beaune, up to 4 guests
At a glance
- Commune
- Val-Mont (Ivry-en-Montagne) · Côte-d'Or
- Style
- Medieval keep with 18th and 19th-century wings
- Heritage
- Listed historic monument
- Official website
- chateaudecoraboeuf.com
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 24 min by road (20 km), €90 one way for the whole car.
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About the château
The Château de Corabœuf stands just south of Ivry-en-Montagne, in the hills of the Hautes-Côtes. A square 15th-century keep joins two wings from the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries. The family who own it open the grounds and part of the keep to visitors, and rent out holiday cottages on the estate.
History
The Corabœuf family held the fief from the 11th to the 14th century. It then passed to the Salins family, who built a strong tower recorded in 1450: the keep, the gate tower and the corner towers date from this time. In 1478 the castle was dismantled on the orders of Louis XI. It was damaged again during the Wars of Religion, and rebuilt in the following decades.
The dates 1576 and 1587 are carved on two towers, with the arms of Catherine de Mypont, wife of Antoine de Salins. In 1763 the estate was bought by Jean-Baptiste Richard, who remodelled the east wing, laid out gardens and had his lands raised to a marquisate. Around 1860 the north wing was rebuilt in Gothic Revival style, with interiors designed by the architect Charles Suisse.
Architecture
The square keep, about 18 metres high, links a north wing and an east wing set at a right angle. The north wing of 1860, by the architect Roidot-Errard, has mullioned windows and a slate roof, with salons of carved panelling and painted ceilings. A gate tower with traces of a drawbridge, a round dovecote and an 18th-century summer pavilion in the park complete the estate.
Visiting
Tips for your visit
Corabœuf is open all year, except during private events. You can explore the exterior and park at your own pace, including an arboretum, and see an exhibition on the château's history in the lower hall of the keep. Allow about an hour. There are holiday cottages on site.
Around here
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Questions
Château de Corabœuf is about 24 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? The keep and the 18th-century summer pavilion are classified historic monuments, while the Gothic Revival wing of 1860 was listed separately in 1999.
Sources
Château de Corabœuf with a private driver
Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests