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 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
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 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 Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of these impressive pearls of European and above all, French culture and refinement. The present owners, the Count and Countess de ... 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
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg dates back to the Middle Ages and was abandoned after the Thirty Years' War. It houses an exceptional collection of weapons and ... 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 Ducal Palace of Nancy dates back to the 15th century and was the residence of the Dukes of Lorraine. Today it locates the Musée Lorrain, dedicated to the art, history ... read more
Château des Rohan, Musées du Château des Rohan has a long noble history and since 1858 the castle houses a city museum with a history, decorative arts and a large ... read more
Château fort de Sedan, today used as a museum, hotel and for cultural events such as concerts, is a grand and large medieval fortress with seven floors, dating back to ... read more
The Château de Caen was built for William the Conqueror in 1060 on a site of total 5.5 ha. Today it houses the Museum of Fine Arts of Caen, the Museum of Normandy, the ... 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 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 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 Vendeuvre is a jewel of an aristocratic norman countryside residence of the 18th century. Building started in 1741 for Count Alexandre de Vendeuvre, it ... read more
The Château de Vitré, used today as museum and city hall, is a fortress dating back to the 11th century but modified after having been destroyed two centuries later. ... read more
Château d'Angers, housing today the world famous Apocalypse Tapestry, dates back to the 9th century and is open to the public. read more