Discover the Enlightenment Legacy at Château de Cirey-sur-Blaise: A Journey into History, Literature, and Science

Let’s go for the season at the Château de Cirey-sur-Blaise which opens every day in July and August. Privileged guest of the Marquise du Châtelet, Voltaire stayed there for 15 years from 1734. The soul of the Enlightenment hovers in this unique place.

It is an essential place for those who love history, literature, science and heritage. The castle of Cirey-sur-Blaise breathes a little of all of this at once. In this elegant stone fortress hovers the soul of the Enlightenment. Voltaire is not the least illustrious of the writers and philosophers of this enlightening century. He is even one of its emblematic figures. Moreover, it was while fleeing the capital after the publication of his “philosophical letters”when he was again threatened with imprisonment, that Voltaire found refuge with his friend and mistress, the Marquise du Chatelet. The castle belongs to Madame’s husband. Voltaire settled there, took all his ease and even went so far as to have work carried out.

Admittedly, the stone, a refined decoration, furniture which is just as much, are important elements in the daily life of a castle. But there, in Cirey-sur-Blaise, it was work that also punctuated the life of the Marquise and her prestigious guest. They were both hard workers because let’s not forget that Emilie du Châtelet was a recognized physicist and metaphysician. At the Château de Cirey-sur-Blaise, one could say that erudition was at all levels. But let’s not miss the romantic part of this story. Some say that Cirey housed the greatest love and intellectual story of the 18th century.

A castle but also a park

The guided tour of the castle allows you to immerse yourself perfectly in this history by passing from one room to another, where Voltaire wrote, where the Marquise took a little rest… Not to mention this incredible little theater wanted by Voltaire where The performances followed each evening. Adélaïde Pringalle, the owner of the castle, is delighted with this new summer season that is beginning. She reminds that the castle will be open every day in July and August with guided tours at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The castle park is also worth a visit. The plantings carried out are beginning to bear fruit and very beautiful roses now adorn this park. “We are adapting to climate change. We also take into account the new environmental rules », explains Adélaïde Pringalle. There are a few new things to discover this summer at the Château de Cirey-sur-Blaise. In particular, the shop has changed location so that the public can better enjoy it at the end of the visit.

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