The Roure Castle

Labastide-de-Virac

JM ANDRE

chateaudesroure

Description

The visit of this castle-museum is an interesting insight into the time of the suppressions of the protestants in the area.
Once a stronghold on the ancient Pont d’Arc Road, this 15th century castle and former silkworm farm, held a key position in the Vivarais religious wars until the Camisards Rebellion.
It was here that the Duke of Rohan was given shelter in 1628 by the owner of the castle, the Earl of Roure, a staunch Huguenot.

See the antique tools and equipment once used in silkworm breeding.
Watch the complete life cycle of silkworms from eggs to moths. Cocoons, live worms feeding on fresh mulberry leaves and hatching before your very eyes!

Walk up to the ramparts and enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Cévennes Mountains.
And last but not least, push open the creaky dungeon door, and let the resident ghost give you a jolly good fright!

Take a pleasant jaunt around the estate. Mulberry-tree plantation at the foot of the castle.

Silk workshop museum:
Life-size dummies of a Huguenot family dressed in the period costumes.
Activate the antique looms yourself and watch each step from silk thread to fabric.
Video on the working of silk, filmed in French spinning mills that are still operational today.

Services for children

Visit the castle, see the world's largest trebuchet. Blacksmithing demonstration, trebuchet candy shooting, encounter with the ghost of the oubliettes.

Ouverture

From 01/04 to 04/04/2025 between 1.30 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Wednesday.

From 05/04 to 04/05/2025, daily between 11 am and 6.30 pm.

From 05/05 to 30/06/2025 between 1 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Wednesday.

From 01/07 to 31/08/2025, daily between 9.30 am and 7.30 pm.

From 01/09 to 30/09/2025 between 1 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Wednesday.

From 18/10 to 02/11/2025, daily between 11 am and 5.30 pm.

Tarifs

Adult: 14.50 €
Teenager (15-17 years): 13.50 €
Child (6-14 years): 9.90 €.

Free entry for children < 6 years, the drivers.
Group rate available for > 15 people.

Contact et accès

Le Château
07150 Labastide-de-Virac
Ardèche (7)