Most Popular Châteaux in France

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Castle built on the ruins of a William the Conqueror fortress, plus museums of archaeology & art.

12th-century, ruined, hilltop castle with panoramic river & verdant countryside views.

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

Former country home of Napoleon & Joséphine, with 19th-century decor, furnishing & paintings.

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

Castle, with origins in 1063, & Renaissance-style palace with an underground fortress & a vineyard.

This 13th-century castle on a peninsula in an artificial lake features period furnishings.