RUINES DU MANOIR DE LA TURMELIERE
OREE D'ANJOU
This old fortress in ruins today, was the birth place of the famous poet Joachim Du Bellay ( 1522-1560 ).
This old fortress in ruins today, was the birth place of the famous poet Joachim Du Bellay ( 1522-1560 ).
It is surrounded by 6 menhirs.
It is also known as the Fountain of the Fairy or the Fountain of the White Lady.
Between the 18th and 19th centuries, there was an optical telegraphy station here, long since destroyed.
This miniature fortress is the work of the parish priest Abbé Rouillon.