Château du XVIIe siècle classé Monument historique
Musée des ballons
Parc à l'anglaise et jardins à la française
Boutique et salon de thé L’ensemble des bâtiments fut construit ex-nihilo. Le château a conservé la quasi-totalité de ses dispositions d’origine et il est pour cela un témoin majeur des innovations apparues dans l’architecture du 17ème siècle. En 1970, Malcolm S. Forbes, propriétaire d
’un important groupe de presse américain acquiert le château qui fut alors entièrement restauré et remeublé. Aujourd’hui, ses quatre fils et sa fille poursuivent son œuvre. Built in 1631 by the celebrated architect François Mansart (1598-1666) at the request of Jean de Choisy, the Château de Balleroy and its surrounding buildings are one of the first urban plans that inspired other chateaux, including Versailles. All the buildings were built from scratch. The chateau itself has retained almost all of its original features and it is because of this that it witnessed the major innovations of the 17th Century. In 1970, Malcolm S. Forbes, owner of a major U.S. newspaper group acquired the chateau which was then fully restored and refurbished. Today, his four sons and his daughter continue his work.
