This castle, built from 1720 to 1732 in the centre of the village of Haroué near Nancy, belonged to the Beauvau-Craon family. It was designed for them by the architect of Lunéville Castle, Germain Boffrand.
In its green setting of a French formal park and an English-style garden, the castle has architectural particularities that make it unique: it incorporates the four medieval towers and moats of an old citadel, as well as traces of the old Bassompierre Castle, of which the stables and dovecote still remain.
Great artists helped to enhance its beauty, like Jean Lamour, creator of the beautiful railings on Place Stanislas in Nancy, for the main entrance, and Barthélémy Guidal for the groups of statues.
Inside are superb Gobelins tapestries and exceptional furniture, including a splendid Chinese drawing room, unique in Lorraine and decorated by Jean Pillement.
Unusually, the castle is designed like a calendar: it has 365 windows, 52 fireplaces, 12 towers and 4 bridges!
Haroué Castle hosts prestigious events like the Opéra en Plein Air Festival, as well as some great temporary exhibitions.
