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
Domaine de Chamarande (98 ha) is today publicly owned, and has become a place where nature and gardening is combined with artistic, cultural and educational ... read more
Château de Chantilly is one of the French and European cultural jewels, with an impressive art collection. The last private owner, the Duc d'Aumale, bequeathed the ... read more
Domaine de Dampierre is a historical place which was built by the de Luynes family between 1675 and 1683 on the occasion of the union of their son with a daughter of ... read more
Domaine de Sceaux, now a museum, dates back to 15th century. It was later owned by Colbert, who recreated the house and gardens, with the support of Charles Lebrun ... read more
The Royal Foertress of Chinon is the fortress where in 1429 Jeanne d'Arc met Charles VII and convinced him of her mission. Today it is also a modern museum: videos, ... read more
Giverny Monet's House is the house where the famous painter lived and worked from 1883 to his death in 1926. The house was painted in his own palette's colours ... read more
The Hôtel d'Assézat, an impressive 16th century Renaissance town palace, houses since 1995 the Bemberg Foundation displaying the large personal art collection of ... read more
The Musée National de la Marine, Rochefort, located at the Hôtel de Cheusses, the former residence of the Commanders of the Navy, tells the story of the Naval ... read more
The Hôtel de la Marine is a historical monumental building on Place de la Concorde, built between 1757 and 1774 and designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, the king’s ... read more
La Commanderie de Peyrassol presents everything to enjoy the best of Mediterranean life: a historic place, dating back to the 13th century, an open-sky museum, a recently ... read more
La Vallée-aux-Loups, La Maison de Chateaubriand is the country estate of the famous writer, politician, diplomat and historian from 1807 until 1818. It is now a museum ... read more
Le facteur Cheval 'Ideal Palace' was built with no architectural rules by a local postman, Ferdinand Cheval, who often worked by moonlight. It is an example of ... read more
Le Palais de I'lle, a medieval castle with a long history as prison, Counting House and Palais de Justice (Law Court), is today the Center for Architectural and ... read more
The MUDO - Oise Museum, housed in the former palace of the Bishops of Bauvais, preserves a wide range of art works, such as a collection of medieval Picardy ... read more
The Bossuet Museum, located in the old episcopal palace, is the art and history museum of the town of Meaux. It was named after the famous orator and theologian ... read more
The Museum Arnaga, is a House-museum, dedicated to the work and life of Edmond Rostand (1806-1918), the French poet and dramatist. He is best known for work is ... read more
The Museum Champollion, located inside a family estate 'Vif', is dedicated to the life and work of the Champollion brothers. It shows their interest in ... read more
Museum Château de Dourdan is a fortification, dating back to the 1220s. It houses now a museum of local history and is under restoration. read more