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
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