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
Château de Chenonceau dates back to the 11th century, but the present building is an architectural mixture of late Gothic and early Renaissance. Château de Chenonceau ... read more
Château de Cheverny built between 1624 and 1634 for Henri Hurault, comte de Cheverny, a lieutenant-general and military treasurer for Louis XIII, it is still owned today ... read more
Château de Combourg, dating back to the 11th century, was made famous by the renowned writer and politician, Viscount François-René de Chateaubriand, who spent part of ... read more
The Château de Commarin is a family seat of the comte de Vogüé. It has passed through 26 generations in the same family, though it has often passed through the ... read more
Château de Courances, with its beautiful interior and park, is still private property of the de Canay family but, under certain conditions, open to the public. It was ... read more
Château de Craon is a monumental witness of 18th century nobel country life. Still privately owned, it is open to the public and used for many cultural and private ... read more
Château de Fléchères, surrounded a French and English style garden of 30 ha, dates from the early 17th century. Privately owned today, the château and gardens are open ... read more
Château de Glérolles dates already back to 1150 and is a wine estate at the shores of the Lake of Geneva. The wine cellars can be visited, including degustation, at ... read more
Château de Grosbois, mentioned already in 1190, dates from the 17th century. It was expanded and embellied later by the Marchal Berthier, prince of Wagram and his ... read more
Château de Haroué was built between 1720 and 1732, commissioned by Marc de Beauvau, prince de Craon, Grand of Spain. The estate stayed in the family and is up to the ... read more
Château de Hautefort, open to the public, owns its present condition to a remarkable couple, Baron and Baroness Henry de Bastard. It is now owned by foundation, the ... 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 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
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
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 into ... read more
Château de Malbrouck's location dates from the 8th Century (Castrum Mododrom). Today it is in public hands used for cultural events such as exhibitions. read more
Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard is a romantic medieval castle at the beautiful lake of Annecy, which Walt Disney took as an example for the castle in his "Sleeping ... 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 Serrant is in the first place a family home of the the Prince and Princess de Merode, who welcome visitors enjoying the blessings of a noble country estate. ... read more