Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

About the Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Join Us in France is the home of a weekly podcast about France launched in Feb 2014. Welcome to the show! Look around, we have a show for almost every place in France. Let's make your next visit to France the best one yet!

Aug 29, 2018

Join Us in France Travel Podcast, Episode 203

Did you know that there is a Medieval Castle just at the edge of Paris? Complete with dungeon, draw-bridge and moat. Meet the Château of Vincennes, one of the most surprising places in Paris!

[04:29] Reasons You Might Want to Visit the Château de Vincennes
[06:35] Château de Vincennes: a Fortified Castle
[10:00] Charles V Made the Château de Vincennes a Royal Residence
[12:16] Recent Renovations at the Château de Vincennes
[13:00] King Louis XIII Was Raised at the Château de Vincennes
[14:52] Vincennes Is Abandoned as a Royal Residence
[16:01] Château of Vincennes Is Turned into a Prison
[20:42] The Vincennes Arsenal
[23:22] Restoration of the Royal Apartments
[24:20] What's It Is Like Visiting the Château de Vincennes Today

Subscribe to the email extras and bonuses

Ask a question or leave a voicemail comment: +1 801 806 1015

To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France

Click here to support the show when you shop on Amazon

Show Merchandise including shirts, totes, phone cases and more!

Click here for show notes with time stamps for this episode.

Click here to review the show on iTunes.

See Annie's photos of France on Instagram

Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads

Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com

Follow the show on Facebook