I am french and visited the Guedelon castle a few years ago.
Before visiting the castle, I had done a full year trip around the world to see all the greatest human made monuments (Angkor wat in Cambodia was my favourite).
I was stomached when I realized the Guedelon castle surpasses all that I had seen so far.
From the website (http://www.guedelon.fr/) it looks half-finished and not too visually impressive, although interesting nonetheless. Could you explain what makes it surpass all other human monuments?
Indeed, I can see what looks like a rather more interesting castle (built on the glacier eroded plug of an ancient volcano) by turning round and looking out the window:
Before visiting the castle, I had done a full year trip around the world to see all the greatest human made monuments (Angkor wat in Cambodia was my favourite).
I was stomached when I realized the Guedelon castle surpasses all that I had seen so far.
Highly recommended for anybody visiting France.