Château de Chavaniac, dating back to the 14th century, was the birthplace of General Lafayette (1757 – 1834). Today the château is a museum, dedicated to the life of ... read more
Château de Compiègne was built for King Louis XV as one of the three official seats for the royal government, the other ones being Versailles and Fontainebleau. It was ... read more
The Château de Fontainebleau, originally a medieval castle, served as residence for the French monarchs. It was the preferred residence of Napoleon and it was here where ... read more
Château de Grignan is a magnificent Renaissance castle and became famous by the letters of the Marchioness de Sévigné to her daughter, the Countess de Grignan, in ... read more
Château de Josselin, mentioned already 1081, came into the hands of the Rohan family in 1488, where it is staying up to the present day. Being a private residence, the ... read more
Château de Joux, a fortress dating back to the 11th century, currently locates a museum of arms that displays more than 600 rare weapons dating from the early 18th to ... read more
The Château de la Napoule, now a museum and art centre, dates back to the 14th century, and was constructed by the de Villeneuve family. The castle is surrounded by a ... read more
Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, dating back to 1450, the castle has 32 furnished and decorated rooms, including three museums: The Museum of the Life of the Lords of ... read more
Château de Lichtenberg, dating back to 1206, was once home of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, but was heavily damaged during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Today it ... read more
The Château de Maisons, built for René de Longueil and his wife, in the first half of the 17th century, has served Louis XIV as an inspiration for Versailles. It came ... read more
Château de Malmaison, a beautiful manor house, is today a Napoleonic National Museum. It is closely linked to Napoleon and in particular his wife Joséphine de ... read more
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
