This historic Saint Martinville B&B is located near Lafayette and Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
The Old Castillo Bed and Breakfast
at La Place 'd Evangeline
Saint Martinville (Lafayette area), Louisiana

Romantic B&B on the banks of the lazy bayou Teche beneath the branges of the legendary Evangeline Oak

 Saint Martinville, Louisiana (LA) Bed & Breakfast: Beneath the moss-draped branches of the legendary Evangeline Oak, the 1829 Greek Revival structure of the Old Castillo Bed and Breakfast rises from the banks of the historic Bayou Teche. Located in the heart of historic St. Martinville, the home is within easy walking distance of St. Martin Square. Choose from 5 guestrooms, beautifully decorated in period antiques and reproductions. Come experience the warmth of Acadian culture and cuisine.
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Evangeline Oak next to The Old Castillo Bed and Breakfast Evangeline and Gabriel
(America's Romeo and Juliet)

Longfellow's Evangeline - the Epic Poem

Immortalized by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow's 1847 poem "Evangeline",
Evangeline and Gabriel, a betrothed
Acadian couple, are separated when forced
out of their homeland (Nova Scotia).
Evangeline's long and meandering search
for Gabriel brings her to the Atchafalaya
Basin, where at one point, the lovers' boats
unwittingly glide past one another.
Arriving in the Poste des Attakapas, or the
area of present-day St. Martinville,
Evangeline is reunited with Gabriel's
father, only to be "irrevocably barred from
this pastoral paradise" when she learns of
Gabriel's recent departure and marriage.
According to legend, after hearing this
news, she is said to have died of a broken heart
beneath the moss laden branches of
the Evangeline Oak.

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The Old Castillo Bed and Breakfast
at La Place 'd Evangeline
 220 Evangeline Boulevard
Saint Martinville, Louisiana   70582
 (337) 394-4010
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Peggy and Clayt Hulin, Innkeepers

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