English: The Chateau of Josselin in Brittany, France.
One of the most impressive castles in France, the Château de Josselin is open to visitors. The castle looks across the River Oust. It was built from wood in about 1000 AD by the Count of Porhoët and named after his second son, Josselin.
The castle was continually expanded over the next 500 years but total rebuilding was needed after Henry II of England destroyed most of it in 1168. In 1629 Cardinal Richelieu had five of the castle's nine towers pulled down.
Best seen from the bridge over the river Oust, from where it looks severe and unwelcoming with the massive walls and three towers rising straight from the river-bank.
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