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Donjon de Houdan is a window into France’s royal and medieval past. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Donjon de Houdan
In the town of Houdan in the Yvelines, west of Paris, the Donjon de Houdan is a remarkable and rare survival of early medieval military architecture: a great cylindrical keep of the early 12th century, flanked by four round turrets, rising austere and powerful above the town. Built as the stronghold of a feudal lord, this imposing tower is one of the finest examples of Romanesque keep-building in the Île-de-France, its thick walls having withstood nearly nine centuries. Restored and open to visitors, it can be climbed for views over the town and countryside, and its history illustrates the age of castles and feudal power. Austere, powerful and historically important, the Donjon de Houdan is a striking monument of medieval France, a proud reminder of the age of knights on the western edge of the Paris region.