Inside the old walls at Luynes

As I (or my sources of information) pointed out in yesterday's post, the forbidding fortress at Luynes was transformed into a comfortable residence (by the standards of the time) in the late 1500s. It was then acquired by new owners in 1619 and further improvements were undertaken. My photos here show what Luynes looked like int 2010, when I went there with my late friend CHM on one of our numerous day trips around the Loire Valley.

 

The same family has owned the Château de Luynes since 1619, if I can believe what I've read in guidebooks. The duke of Luynes lives there, and he is the 12th duke to do so since the early 17th century.

The Michelin Green guidebook for the Châteaux de la Loire says that in fact, only three families have owned and occupied the Château de Luynes since the 11th century. The Wikipédia article about it says it has not been open to the public since 2016.