The Musée Carnavalet is dedicated to the history of Paris and is housed in two neighbouring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint ... read more
Château d'Auvers-sur-Oise was built in 1635 for Zanobi Lioni, a rich Italian financier associated with Marie de Medici. It is surrounded by eight hectares of ... read more
Château Clos Lucé is famous for having served as residence for Leonardo da Vinci from 1516 up to his death in 1519. Today it is a Leonardo da Vinci museum. read more
Château d'Angers, housing today the world famous Apocalypse Tapestry, dates back to the 9th century and is open to the public. read more
Château d'Oiron is used as a worldwide recognised museum, where a traditional monument displays works of well known contemporary artists. It is owned by the French ... read more
National Museum of the Renaissance (Musée National de la Renaissance), housed in the historic Château d'Écouen, is dedicated to arts of the Renaissance and ... read more
Musée National de la Marine (Brest National Marine Museum), tells the maritime history of Brest from the time of Richelieu to the present day; displaying a spectacular ... read more
The Château de Brie-Comte-Robert is a restored medieval moated castle, housing a heritage center with archaeological exhibits. For more detailed informations, see ... read more
Château de Bussy-Rabutin dates back to the 12th century built by Renaudin de Bussy. Owned today by the state, the castle and gardens are open to the public. During its ... read more
The Château de Carrouges dates from the 14th century and served as a fortress and comfortable residence. It is linked in particular with the family of Le Veneur de ... read more
Château de Castelnaud, a medieval fortress, is used since 1985 as Museum of Medieval Warfare. The collection includes more than 250 weapons and pieces of old armour, ... read more
The Château de Chambord is one of the best known castles in the world and a landmark for the French Renaissance. The national Domain of Chambord is also the largest ... read more
The Château de Champs with beautiful furniture, Rococo and Chinoiserie decor, surrounded by 85 ha of gardens, is a unique witness of 18th century style of life. The ... read more
Château de Chaumont was built by Odo I, Count of Blois around 970. The name derives from the French 'chauve mont', meaning 'bald hill'. Today the ... read more
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