The Bastie d'Urfe is a castle of Forez (Loire), open to visitors. It is the place of summer shows as part of Nuits de la Bastie. It was formerly inhabited by Honoré d'Urfé, author of the star. Built in the fifteenth century, the building originally medieval style was later transformed by Claude de Forez (1501-1558), a jewel of Renaissance Italian and French.