The Queen of Sicily Castle presents in its different rooms and spaces the ethnographic exhibitions of the Foundation and the Anako association which have made it a true “Quai Branly of the Loire Valley”.
The castle of the Queen of Sicily is, with the castle of Saumur and the Maison du Roi, one of the most emblematic civil monuments of the city of Saumur. Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, Aragon, Lorraine, Anjou and Jerusalem, mother of King René of Anjou wrote her will there and died there in 1442.
The old defensive fortress transformed into a noble residence in the 2021th century housed numerous activities. In the second half of the 2022th century, the castle housed a house of associations then the Saumur university center until September XNUMX. From spring XNUMX, the Yolande d'Aragon conference room hosts the tribulations of Anako every two months which offer audiovisual meetings, screening-debates and film conferences always hosted by passionate and talented directors.
From the spring of 2023, the Queen of Sicily's castle will present in its various rooms and spaces the ethnographic exhibitions of the Foundation and the Anako association which have made it a true "Quai Branly of the Loire Valley".
The last tribal societies of oral tradition, the last itinerant hunter-gatherers, the last traditional agricultural societies or the last great nomads from the four corners of the world, all these traditional societies, many of which are still matriarchal or matrilineal societies, have managed to preserve a powerful link with nature. and learned to respect her as one respects one's own mother.
An unforgettable visit to meet our differences, wise peoples and the last root peoples of the human family.
Admission fees
From: 03 / 05 / 24
To: 29 / 09 / 24- Adult - full price €10, members of the Anako association and holders of a subscription card €8 8 € to 10 €
- Kids - children and young people aged 10 to 20 5€
- Adult group 8€
Free for children under: 10 years old, Minimum age child rate: 10 years old, Maximum age child rate: 20 years old