Château de Chareil-Cintrat

The Castle of Chareil-Cintrat is near of Vichy, in the heart of department of Allier. It dates from the Renaissance and was originally a fortress before becoming an elegant building of the second French Renaissance. Initially stronghold of the Bourbons during the XVI century, it then passes into the hands of Claude Morin, "ordinary controller of Wars" and sponsor of the renovation of the castle.

At the foot of the building there is an old varieties of the conservatory, conducted in a traditional ways. Located at the foot of a hill, the castle dominates the surrounding countryside which is dedicated in its entirety on the vine. The castle garden has since become a repository of old vines countries Chareil and Saint-Pourçain, it is pleasant to walk in all seasons.