{"id":9020,"date":"2024-09-24T16:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/?p=9020"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:34:17","slug":"the-chateau-de-lhermine-in-vannes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/actualites\/le-chateau-de-lhermine-a-vannes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ch\u00e2teau de l'Hermine in Vannes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Ch\u00e2teau de l'Hermine,&nbsp;<strong>historical heritage<\/strong>&nbsp;a must for the&nbsp;<strong>city of Vannes<\/strong>to discover during your&nbsp;<strong>stay in Southern Brittany.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The residence of the Dukes of Brittany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Old fortified castle<\/strong>&nbsp;and integrated into the ramparts of the&nbsp;<strong>Morbihan prefecture<\/strong>the&nbsp;<strong>Dukes of Brittany<\/strong>&nbsp;lived in this castle until the middle of the 15th century.&nbsp;<strong>Fran\u00e7ois I of France<\/strong>&nbsp;stayed here, particularly in 1532, when the States voted for the union of the duchy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fortifications subsequently lost much of their usefulness,&nbsp;<strong>Louis XIV<\/strong>&nbsp;In 1670, he decided to sell them off segment by segment to finance his wars. He donated the&nbsp;<strong>ch\u00e2teau de l'Hermine<\/strong>then in ruins, to the&nbsp;<strong>city of Vannes<\/strong>&nbsp;in 1697, who used it to improve the port and maintain other buildings in the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9021\" style=\"width:590px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adt-aa0697_Copyright-Loic-Kersuzan-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protecting Vannes' heritage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1876, the State acquired the building and the Artillery School of the XIth Army Corps moved in. The building underwent a number of modifications, including the addition of attic space and interior refurbishments. The fortified enclosure gradually disintegrated as urban construction progressed. It wasn't until 1911 that an association was set up to protect the heritage of Vannes, and that&nbsp;<strong>the ramparts of Vannes<\/strong>&nbsp;are put under protection, then&nbsp;<strong>classified&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commune-mairie.fr\/monuments-historiques\/vannes-56260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Historical Monuments<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 20th century, the building, still known as Ch\u00e2teau de l'Hermine, was used for a variety of administrative purposes. In 1976, it became the property of the&nbsp;<strong>city of Vannes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vannes castle and ramparts today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waiting to be restored and given a new lease of life, the&nbsp;<strong>temporary exhibitions<\/strong>&nbsp;occupy the ground floor. The castle is gradually being emptied so that the town can undertake renovation and restoration work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Ch\u00e2teau de l'Hermine<\/strong>&nbsp;is one of the city's landmarks and one of the most important&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/vannes-avoir.html\/\">places not to be missed<\/a>&nbsp;during your&nbsp;<strong>stay in Vannes,<\/strong>&nbsp;day and night. The castle is lit up at night, and during the festive season it and its ramparts are beautifully illuminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9022\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Photo_article_Chateau_Hermine_-_Remparts_Jardins-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The rampart gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you stroll along the ramparts and around the castle, you will be able to admire the&nbsp;<strong>gardens of the ramparts of Vannes<\/strong>. A real pleasure for the eyes and for the&nbsp;<strong>garden lovers<\/strong>especially during flowering periods, especially in spring.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Le ch\u00e2teau de l&rsquo;Hermine,&nbsp;patrimoine historique&nbsp;incontournable de la&nbsp;ville de Vannes, \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir lors de votre&nbsp;s\u00e9jour en Bretagne Sud. La r\u00e9sidence des Ducs de Bretagne Ancien ch\u00e2teau fort&nbsp;disparu et int\u00e9gr\u00e9 aux remparts de la&nbsp;pr\u00e9fecture du Morbihan, les&nbsp;ducs de Bretagne&nbsp;vivent dans ce ch\u00e2teau jusqu&rsquo;au milieu du XVe si\u00e8cle.&nbsp;Fran\u00e7ois Ier de France&nbsp;y s\u00e9journe, en particulier en 1532, lors du [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9023,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9020\/revisions\/9023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyriad-vannes.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}