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
The Château de La Roche-Guyon has known different noble owners: the family de Silly, which became La Roche-Guyon during the Renaissance, the du Plessy-Liancourt ... read more
Château de la Roche-Jagu dates from the 15th century and was donated to the Departemental Council of Cötes-d'Armor by its last private owner Viscount Gaetan ... read more
Château de La Rochefoucauld is closely linked to the de La Rochefoucauld family, which can be traced back to 1019 and probably even further. It is still inhabited by the ... read more
Château de Langeais was built in the 10th century and is in a wonderful state of conservation with beautiful furniture, decorations and park, thanks to its last private ... read more
Château de Lassay dates back to the 12th century, whereby present building was constructed in the 15th century for Charles de Vendôme. It has been substantially well ... 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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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
