Non Plus Ultra - visited September 2014

[Timster1973]

Afternoon all,

Another place visited on our last day in September which was a familiar spot on many peoples list is Non Plus Ultra.

This castle owes it's current decor due to the work of one man who renovated and expanded the building during the 19th century. Its a bit of an overload on the senses with all the decor and the colours, more or less empty besides some beds and bits upstairs but was a nice few hours.

The building can be traced back to the Roman periods. It is reported that in 780 Charlemagne could have passed by the place on his way back from Rome, where he went to have his son baptized by the Pope.

In the 1970’s from the 20th century the castle was transformed into a hotel, only to close its doors in the 1990’s. The castle remains unused to this day.

The castle is built in different styles; including Moorish and Indian. It has 365 rooms and every room has a different theme.

I still got a lot of process but this is pretty much the jist of what I want to add to this report.

On with some photos.

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Thanks for looking in.

 

[Lenston]

Very nice them mate

 

[skeleton key]

A location thats just so unique with all its different types of design and on such a scale.

Great shots Tim and very good to see

 

[hamtagger]

That is one hell of a place and you've came away with a cracking set of images mate

 

[Cozmic]

Cracking set of images.

 

[shaddam]

Dem colours !, loovely

 

[The_Raw]

One of a kind that place, great shots mate

 

[Perjury Saint]

BOSTIN that mate! No13's a cracker!!