The castle is above the river level, such that it was impossible to use the river water to fill the moat. Also, water would have made life in the underground…
Around the dry moat, several rooms were carved out within the rock in the 16th century.
Silk worm room. Silk worms were installed in this room to produce silk, a very expensive material in the medieval times. Louis XI had the first French silk…
In winter, snow and ice were gathered from ponds around the castle, then lowered from the surface through a hole into the ice room, which could contain 50…
Troglodytic kitchen, with 3 ovens. It was possible to bake up to 100kg of bread at once.
The hot room. Bread could raise on the paved floor. The shelves are carved directly in the rock wall.
Grape pressing room, used between the 15th century and 1976. Juice flowed in trenches on the floor.
Troglodytic house from the 12th century (the rock of Baffou). It was discovered in 1525 when the current galleries were dug.
