Montaigne's Tower

A pleasure anticipated and satisfied.

I have wanted to visit Montaigne’s tower for years and this visit met all expectations. The site is suitably minimal, and with a guide such as Fliss, all the gaps were filled. Fliss had a breadth of k...

Fascinating visit to a French philosopher

The tower is right by the chateau, which is worth a visit. But tower and Montaigne himself were more interesting for us. The French group were with knew him well. What a well educated country!

Nice visit for history lover. Guide quality varies.

Original 16th-century tower, exclusively built for Montaigne. Most of his writings and thinkings created here in his small, closed study. When we visited, the "English" guide was friendly but horrible...

No consideration for foreigners

The tower where French statesman and philosopher Michel de Montaigne wrote his famous Essais is quite interesting. Unfortunately I can only qualify the guided tour as poor as the young lady guide trie...

Big disappointment

We had great expectations but the place was in bad shape and the library did not have any books....The great philosopher and authordid not receive the appreciation he deserved...and the wine produced ...