Tag: Most Popular Châteaux

Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.

Residence & estate of the Duke of Brissac, with period decor, family souvenirs & accommodation.

Royal apartments & battlement walks, plus famed medieval tapestry in a large 13th-century castle.

Striking, 16th-century chateau spanning river, housing tapestry and Old Master paintings collection.

Opulent chateau rebuilt after the Revolution, with a major art collection, equine museum & gardens.

Decorative arts & paintings in a Renaissance castle on a rocky promontory, open for tours & visits.

Grand 17th-century country mansion with ornate interiors, landscaped gardens & an orangerie cafe.

Ornate, 17th-century chateau with domed roof, surrounded by expansive, formal gardens.

13th-century castle housing Middle Ages war museum with weapons, armor & reconstructed war machines.

Restored 12th-century mountain fortress with an artillery platform, medieval garden & royal rooms.

Renaissance palace set in parkland on a river island, with tapestry & royal portrait collections.

Huge 14th-century castle with a moat, towers, a pavilion & state rooms, plus guided tours daily.

Hulking medieval fortress perched on a riverside clifftop, with a Romanesque keep & frescoed chapel.

Palatial former royal residence dating from 12th century, housing 4 museums & opulent apartments.

Fortress rebuilt in 1465 offering tours of 16 rooms with period furniture, frescoes & tapestries.

Hilltop medieval fort of the Dukes of Anjou, used as a residence, prison, armory & city museum.

Expansive, 16th-century, former royal palace with multiple towers and cupolas, surrounded by a moat.

Historic château in France known for its setting, architecture, and visitor appeal.

Grand, 17th-century country mansion with furnished apartments, formal gardens & a vaulted tea house.

Tours of a 13th-century walled fortress rescued from ruin in 1986, plus a concert & events program.

Romantic Loire River chateau dating from the 1200s, with tours led by actors, plus escape games.

Historic château in France known for its setting, architecture, and visitor appeal.

Collection of paintings & carved ivory in a hilltop castle with old cannons, plus city & sea views.

Historic château in France known for its setting, architecture, and visitor appeal.