Château du Bosc – Demeure de Toulouse-Lautrec

Former keep built by Bérenger du Bosc in 1180, it became a medieval fortresswith moats and drawbridges, pepperbox towers, arrow slits and cannons, until the painter's grandmother, Countess Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec born Gabrielle d'Imbert du Bosc, transformed in the middle of the XNUMXth century , the austere defense castle in one welcoming family home, while retaining the Renaissance parts of the building.

Although dead in 1901, the artist is still there through a set of children's drawings, personal objects, posters, lithographs and photographs. This family castle is also rich in memories, like the measuring rod which measured all the members of the family from 1850.

The guided tours tell you about the life of his ancestors, nobility of the sword all officers in the armies of the King, the memories of the painter's youth and his holidays in Bosc until 1900.

The monument houses splendid Aubusson tapestries from the 17th century, which retrace the exploits of Alexander the Great, as well as 18th century greenery and the grisailles of Sauvage, painter at the Court of Marie-Antoinette.

The castle is listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments.

In 2003, his pleasure garden was registered with theGeneral inventory of cultural heritage : it notably presents two remarkable species from Aveyron that you can discover while strolling in the park.

Average duration of the guided tour: 1 hour / Last visit 1 hour before closing

Hike from the castle – 1 hour

Guided tours offered all year round, even out of season. 

No free visit is possible in our establishment.