Anet

The Château d’Anet is located in Anet in the Eure-et-Loir department in the region Centre Val de Loire.

It is built, between 1548 – 1552, for Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France. 

Privately owned and inhabited, the château, its courtyard and chapel are open to the public. 

Information guided tours.

 

Taking pictures inside the castle is forbidden.

Take a look on the websitewebsite of the castle.

 

Bus 88A  From Gare de Poissy to Anet Castle. 

From Anet castle the bus back to Gare Mantes la Joli. 

The castle was used as a filming location in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball

 

Replica of the Fountain of Diana. 

The chapel was built in 1549-1552. 

The chapel’s spiral-coffered dome. 

Stained-glass window by Charles Lorin. 

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