Built for Jean Du Faou, chamberlain of King Louis XI, chief butler and chief bailiff of Touraine, this castle has served as a quarry to the peasants of the village. Therefore, only remaining vestiges of a tower which served as a stairwell in the middle of the facade, an entrance to Gothic ornaments and semicircular and the gable of the original building, equipped with a turret corner cul-de-lamp. Castle Rustéphan gave rise to legends that inspired Hersart La Villemarqué for the ride of Jenovefa Rustéfan in Barzaz-Breiz.
nights full of the beautiful Genevieve Faou lady's place, died of grief in this house of the 15th century, the same day the young priest Flécher Yannick, whom she loved dearly, celebrated his first Mass in the church of Nizon. The two lovers were separated by the willingness of both families. Since then, the lady wanders Rustéphan, evening storm in the ruins of the castle, shouting his distress ...
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In Finistere, near Pont-Aven
In Finistere, near Pont-Aven
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