Château d'Ancy-le-Franc dates back to the 13th century, but the present construction is a Renaissance château from the 16th century. The castle and its beautiful ... read more
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil is privately owned by the d’Aligny family and open to the public. The castle is one of the best preserved fortresses of the 14th century ... 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
Chateau fort de Rambures dates back to the Middle Ages and has always stayed in the family by descendance. read more
Château de Flaugergues, dating from the very last end of the 17th century, has been handed over from generation to generation and is today owned by the de Colbert family. ... read more
Château de Bizy was built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle c1740, and has been embellished several times thereafter. Today it is still in private ... read more
The Château de Merville is a beautiful and elegant 18th century construction, still privately inhabited. It is surrounded by a 30 ha park and gardens, which are open to ... 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
Jardin Botanique du Château de Vauville (5 ha), surrounding the magnificent castle (from the XIIth and XVIth Century), houses over 1,000 species of plants from the ... read more
Château d'Aulteribe, with its rich collection of furniture, paintings and objets d'art, was bequeathed to the state in 1954 by its last private owner the ... read more
Abbey Saint-Georges de Boscherville, a former Benedictine Abbey, dates back to the 12th century. It has restored gardens according to plans and documents of archives ... read more
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, 13 ha, is one of the largest surviving monastic cities from the Middle Ages, and was founded in 1101 by Robert d'Arbrissel. read more
Fontfroide Abbey has a long history which dates back to the 11th century. It was rather neglected when it was bought in 1908 at auction by Artist and curator Gustave ... read more