Beauclair Palace

Beauclair Palace rises above Beauclair as the seat of the rulers of Toussaint, and in Blood and Wine it is the home of Duchess Anna Henrietta. It is one of the best-preserved relics of the elven era: the elves built it, and the Nilfgaardian architect Faramond later restored it and rebuilt parts of it. Faramond, a scholar of nonhuman architecture, is regarded as the founder of the Neoelven School, and the palace is that style’s most characteristic example.

The palace is famous for its stained glass windows, polished marble floors and fine corbels and columns, for its great Knight Hall, and for a library said to be the largest in the known world outside the universities. Fewer people know that part of the palace is hidden behind a powerful illusion. The secret was first known only to the elven builders and was later passed down among the few sorcerers of the ducal family. The illusionist Artorius Vigo and his niece Fringilla Vigo both knew of it.

In The Witcher 3

Geralt comes back to the palace again and again during the main story:

• The Beast of Toussaint – the hunt for the next victim leads to a “hare hunt” in the Palace Gardens, which ends in the greenhouse.
• Wine is Sacred – Geralt reports to the duchess, and the ducal sommelier traces a wine stain to a rare vintage made at Castel Ravello.
• Beyond Hill and Dale… – Geralt and Regis search the palace for the hidden playroom where Artorius Vigo’s magic book leads into the Land of a Thousand Fables. Geralt later returns through a well that drops him into the palace fountain.
• The Night of Long Fangs – the palace is part of the fight for the city when vampires attack Beauclair.
• Pomp and Strange Circumstance – if both sisters survive, the story ends here with the duchess’s reconciliation with Syanna.

Good to know

• Beauclair Palace and the Palace Gardens both have their own signposts. See the Toussaint interactive map.
• The palace’s silhouette bears a strong resemblance to the Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest.