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The Château de Vézins is a much-altered castle in the ''commune'' of Vézins-de-Lévézou between Millau and Rodez in the Aveyron ''département'' of France. It has been in the possession of the Vézins family for 900 years. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vesian de Vézins to command the Lévezou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was then redeveloped in the Renaissance style.〔 Modern-day visitors to the horseshoe-shaped ''château'' can see the vaulted hall from the Middle Ages and the first floor rooms. Of particular note are the sculpted coats of arms on the chimney places, Aubusson tapestries from the 16th and 17th centuries and a canopied bed. The ''château'' was awarded the 2000 ''Prix du Patrimoine'' 2000 (heritage prize) for the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is one of a group of 23 castles in Aveyron that have joined together to provide a tourist itinerary as the ''Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue''.〔 In 1990 the Château de Vézins was listed as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture.〔 ==See also== * List of castles in France * Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Château de Vézins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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