Fortress outside his dungeon, moat, drawbridge (operating) and its battlements, the castle is a castle approval. Upon entry - topped by the family crest Beauvau and their motto 'Beauvau without departing' - the visitor climbs the spiral staircase where many graffiti fifteenth century to decipher.

In the vast halls of Rivau is a warm atmosphere. Everything contributes to this impression: the monumental Gothic chimneys to walls coated with limewash as can be seen in Tuscany, the rich tapestry of Brussels coussièges up before the mullioned windows filled cushions where visitors are invited to s' to sit and contemplate the garden. In the hall of 'Feast', the biblical episode of 'Belshazzar's Feast' was painted in oil by the Renaissance Dutch master. On the ceiling fresco 'a fresco' painted by an Italian master, depicts the four seasons of the vine. It is here that have crossed the sixteenth century a great teacher and a great Dutch master Italian.