Walking TourWalking TourCastle of the White Queen
Faubourg Saint-Marcel
A 15th-century medieval castle hiding in a quiet Gobelins alley, usually closed to the public but opening its doors for free guided tours during heritage days and summer months. Stone walls and mullioned windows transport you to a time when the Bièvre river powered silk dyers and the Gobelins family built their fortune here.
Medieval hidden gem
Rare civil vestige
Gobelins family history
15th-century architecture
Tips
🏰"more impressive than the Conciergerie but gets a fraction of the visitors"
👋"Very impressive renovation undertaken by the owners without any public financial support. The owners are also the guides."
🗓️check summer schedule or Journées du Patrimoine for access
Castle of the White Queen
Faubourg Saint-Marcel
Walking TourWalking TourA 15th-century medieval castle hiding in a quiet Gobelins alley, usually closed to the public but opening its doors for free guided tours during heritage days and summer months. Stone walls and mullioned windows transport you to a time when the Bièvre river powered silk dyers and the Gobelins family built their fortune here.
Medieval hidden gem
Rare civil vestige
Gobelins family history
15th-century architecture
Tips
🏰"more impressive than the Conciergerie but gets a fraction of the visitors"
👋"Very impressive renovation undertaken by the owners without any public financial support. The owners are also the guides."
🗓️check summer schedule or Journées du Patrimoine for access