The ring of chisels against stone and axes sinking into timber resounds ... long effort to construct a medieval castle from the ground up, with nothing but the tools, materials, and methods ...

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the ...

It’s been 26 years since a small group of people began building Guédelon Castle in central France, using only historically accurate medieval tools and ... were five years into construction ...

The ­Chateau de Guedelon was started in 1998, after local landowner Michel Guyot wondered whether it would be possible to build a castle from scratch, using only contemporary tools and materials.

That’s because you don’t build a medieval ... any Magic Kingdom castle. I found Guédelon, nestled in the old oak woods of Burgundy, by chance a few years ago, pulled into the parking lot ...