The Château d'Alba-la-Romaine is a château in Alba-la-Romaine, Ardèche, in southeast France. Built in the 12th century and reworked during the Renaissance, it today functions as a museum and concert hall.
Listed as a monument historique since 1939 by the Ministry of Culture, the castle was originally built as a keep by the Aps family. By 1284, it passed to the Adhémar family, who added an additional wing.
In 1793, the Montagut family fled the Reign of Terror and the property was split into seven plots. In 1880, Dr. Galliard began reuniting the property, and his successors restored it to open to the public as an exhibition centre and tourist locale.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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