Château de Martainville, now a museum for Traditions and Arts of Normandy, dates back to the 15th century when it was built for the Le Pelletier family. read more
The Château de Pau was the birthplace of Henry IV of France and Navarre (1553). Today it is a National Museum which displays the works preserved from the days of Henry ... read more
Château de Pierrefonds (12th century) is a "monument historique" since 1862 and is today managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux. It is open to the ... read more
Château de Prangins a beautiful 18th century building houses the Swiss National Museum. It was built by Baron Louis Guigner, a Swiss banker who lived in Paris. He ... read more
The Château de Roquetaillade has always been in private hands, up to the present days. The de Mauvesin family has opened the estate for the public since 1956, who can ... read more
Château de Suze la Rousse is a spectacular military construction from the Middle-Ages, transformed in 16th and in the 18th century into a comfortable residence. Today it ... read more
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of these impressive pearls of European and above all, French culture and refinement. The present owners, the Count and Countess de ... read more
Château de Vendeuvre is a jewel of an aristocratic norman countryside residence of the 18th century. Building started in 1741 for Count Alexandre de Vendeuvre, it ... read more
Château de Versailles is one the most famous palaces in the world. Not only the palace itself, but also its monumental park and gardens are the best known and most ... read more
The Château de Vitré, used today as museum and city hall, is a fortress dating back to the 11th century but modified after having been destroyed two centuries later. ... read more
Château de Vizille-Museum of the Revolution, is a museum to commemorate and display the fact that the French Revolution started here. The modernised castle-museum, is ... read more
Château Adhémar/Montélimar is built by the Adhémar family in the 12th century on a former castle from two centuries earlier. Presently it houses a contemporary art ... read more
Château des ducs de Bretagne, today the Nantes History Museum, was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany from the 13th until the 16th century. Afterwards it served as ... read more
Château des Rohan, Musées du Château des Rohan has a long noble history and since 1858 the castle houses a city museum with a history, decorative arts and a large ... read more
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg dates back to the Middle Ages and was abandoned after the Thirty Years' War. It houses an exceptional collection of weapons and ... read more
Château fort de Sedan, today used as a museum, hotel and for cultural events such as concerts, is a grand and large medieval fortress with seven floors, dating back to ... read more
Château Grimaldi dates from 1310 and was transformed in 1620 by the Grimaldi family, who don't inhabit the castle anymore since the French Revolution. Today it ... read more
The Royal Château de Blois, residence for 7 kings and 10 queens of France, is a landmark for French architecture from the 13th through the 17th century. Today it is owned ... read more
Château Royal de Provence-Château de Tarascon dates back to 1401 when Louis of Anjou started to build a new castle after the previous one was destroyed. Today it is ... read more
The Palazzo San Sebastiano, now the City of Mantua Museum (Museo della Città di Palazzo San Sebastiano), was built by Francesco II Gonzaga between 1506 and 1508 to house ... read more
