Château de Suscinio, now public property and used for exhibitions and cultural events, dates from the Middle Ages. It was built as a residence for the Dukes of Brittany ... read more
Château de Sully-sur-Loire was until 1962 the seat of the Dukes de Sully. It was built by Henri IV's minister Maximilien de Béthune (1560–1641), and the later ... read more
Château de Serrant is in the first place a family home of the the Prince and Princess de Merode, who welcome visitors enjoying the blessings of a noble country estate. ... read more
Château de Sassy, build in the 18th century, and still privately inhabited, houses a beautiful collection of fine art and an important library from the Chancellor ... read more
Château de Saint Jean de Beauregard dates back to 1612. The château is surrounded by a wonderful park with probably the oldest pigeon-loft in France, and a wonderful ... 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 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
Château de Plessis-Bourré was built from 1468 to 1472 for Jean Bourré, Finance Minister to King Louis XI. In 1956 it came into the hands of François Reille-Soult, ... 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
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 Menthon-Saint-Bernard is a romantic medieval castle at the beautiful lake of Annecy, which Walt Disney took as an example for the castle in his "Sleeping ... read more
Château de Meillant, open to the public, dates back to the 13th century and is still a private family home of the House de Rochechouart de Mortemart, one of the oldest ... 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
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 Malbrouck's location dates from the 8th Century (Castrum Mododrom). Today it is in public hands used for cultural events such as exhibitions. 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
The Château de Maintenon was the private residence of the famous second "secret" spouse of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, born Françoise d'Aubigné and ... read more
Château de Losse has remained unaltered since the 16th century when it was built by Jean II Marquess of Losse, a courtier of François I. read more
Château de Loches, dating back to the 6th century, became a royal residence in 1249. It was here that Jeanne d'Arc persuaded Charles VII to go to Reims. Other ... 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
