This week we explore one of France’s most mysterious castles…
Château de Brézé isn’t just a castle – it’s a medieval survival masterpiece hiding 3 kilometers of underground tunnels, rooms, and an entire troglodyte city carved into limestone. While most châteaux had cellars, Brézé went full underground with bakeries, stables, silk farms, and escape routes dating back to the 11th century.
What makes this castle unique:
3km of underground passages and rooms
Complete medieval city carved into limestone
Underground bakery, wine press, and livestock areas
Never successfully captured due to tunnel deterrent
Dreux-Brézé family legacy spanning centuries
This episode takes you above and below ground at one of the Loire Valley’s most fascinating châteaux. From Renaissance salons to medieval survival tunnels, discover why they built “a castle underneath a castle.”
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4 Comments
There were no electric lights in the middle ages like you see in the video. The original builders must have worked from the light of oil lamps or torches. I'd imagine living there for any extended period of time would feel extremely claustrophobic.
Wow😊. If we think of Cappadocia in Anatolia ,since ancient times people used underground fortresses 😊
That’s what we should be doing.
What does your enemy smell your baking bread