MADNESS WAS WHISTLING
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The Folies Siffait, a monumental and romantic work registered in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in Le Cellier.
A monumental and romantic work, the Folies Siffait rise 70 m above the Loire. We owe this site to Maximilien Siffait; originally from the North of France, he fell in love with the banks of the Loire and found in the Cellier a site worthy of his imagination. Starting from the riverbank to the belvedere, he had some thirty terraces built between 1817 and 1829, supported by dry stone walls, some of which were almost 12 m high. At the time, the walls and facades were painted in bright colours, attracting negative criticism from the chroniclers of the time. It was only around 1840 that Oswald Siffait (Maximilian's son), added plantations, thus giving these superimposed terraces the appearance of a hanging garden. Today, after a long period of neglect, the colours have faded and the plant and mineral elements merge. The garden resembles a labyrinth with a succession of stairs and terraces offering breathtaking views of the Loire. In 1991, the site was listed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments as a park and garden. In 2007, the Folies-Siffait were bought by the Department. The site is closed to the public for security reasons. Only a few nature activities, in the presence of a guide, are offered during the summer, reserved for small groups. Still being restored, this site is not accessible except during the Heritage Days in September and the new Lire en Folies festival in July.
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It is a mix between ruins and building in construction. very surprising, it offers a breathtaking view of the Loire and its surroundings.
The vegetation starting to take its rights, you feel sometimes really elsewhere.
If you have the opportunity, take a boat trip on the Loire from where you can see the site.