The interior of the Castle :
A visit of the castle is essential because inside is a true museum of the Renaissance. A good part of furniture dates from the beginning from XVIth century, the trunks and the Gothic style is still present with Italian style decorations . The pieces of furniture are carved and have incrustations and elements finely worked. Several parts are remarkable: the Red Room (photo here against), the Green Room... The castle also shelters many tapestries and paintings.

Azay Le Rideau in the Middle Ages
In the middle ages Azay Le Rideau was a walled city. In 1418, during the one-hundred-years war, the garrison, which holds the place for the Duke of Burgundy, insults the Dolphin Charles (future Charles VII) whereas that passes close to the city with its troops. To take vengeance.