Lavaur, Midi-Pyrénées 81500

12Th century fortified castle for sale in the Tarn, with a view over the hills and the Pyrenees. Approximately 400 m2 to be declined according to your needs and the spaces of the museum. Architectural elements which make this property unique and classified as a Historic Monument: very rich renaissance facades, mullioned windows, monumental stone staircase etc... It includes three architectural parts of different periods and styles: the medieval enclosure (12th and 13th centuries), the Renaissance facades (thanks to the pastel) and the 18th century cocoa dryer. Financial report due to the 80 days of opening per year of this castle-museum. Originally, Magrin Castle was built on an ancient Celtic oppidum, on the highest hill in the area. At an altitude of 330 metres, it offers a magnificent view of the Pyrenees, the Black Mountain and the Grsigne. Castrum under the Romans, it was consolidated under the Visigoths, in their endeavour to found an empire stretching from Orlans to Seville. It took on its present form as a curiously asymmetrical medieval fortress in the 12th and 13th centuries. Land area of approximately 4100 m2.