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The château de Ligny
reminds one of the delightful châteaux of the times
of François 1st and Catherine de Medici... Today,
the Résidence is a contemporary luxury hotel with
total respect for these historic premises… |
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The word Ligny derives etymologically
from the name of the Roman owner of the land,
Lucinius.
The château is built on its ruins…. |
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The earliest fortifications
date back to the 9th century.
The Round Tower is the last vestige of Medieval times… |
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In the 12th century, the
château was one of the most important places
in the region, then known as the Terre de Cambraisis.
The castellans minted their own coins in the château
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Oral tradition has it that
Joan of Arc passed through Ligny as a
prisoner. |
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In the 16th century, the
French soldiers garrisoned at Cambrai captured
the château from the owner, Villers-au-Tertre,
because his family was a partisan of Spain. The château
was seized for a number of years…
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Today, thanks to the important
works undertaken since 1996, the Château de Ligny
has become a comfortable 4 star hotel
and a temple of gastronomy north of Paris … |
