Budos Castle built in the 1988th century for a nephew of Pope Clement V, Raymond Guilhem de Budos, is both a fortress and a palace. The monument imitates the pontifical castle of Villandraut by its plan. The enclosure is confined at each corner of a protruding tower, three cylindrical and one octagonal, pierced with loopholes in a cross pattée. In the enclosure are distributed the dwellings, made up of three main wings. The south-east curtain wall has a remarkable gate tower, crowned with a crenellated parapet supported by brackets with machicolation. The castle was fitted out for artillery during the Wars of Religion. During the Revolution, the castle, declared national property, was dismantled and used as a quarry. Today, the Adichats association safeguards and enhances this magnificent site. Ruins and basement listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments (XNUMX).
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Visible from the outside only.
Guided tour with the Adishatz association.