Château de Grignan is a magnificent Renaissance castle and became famous by the letters of the Marchioness de Sévigné to her daughter, the Countess de Grignan, in ... read more
Château de Suze la Rousse is a spectacular military construction from the Middle-Ages, transformed in 16th and in the 18th century into a comfortable residence. Today it ... read more
Château Adhémar/Montélimar is built by the Adhémar family in the 12th century on a former castle from two centuries earlier. Presently it houses a contemporary art ... 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 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
Château de Virieu, constructed early 11th century by Wilfred de Virieu, passes trough marriage in the hands of the de Clermond family in 1220. However, more than 800 ... read more
Château de Vizille-Museum of the Revolution, is a museum to commemorate and display the fact that the French Revolution started here. The modernised castle-museum, is ... 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
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
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
Le prieuré Saint-Cosme dates back to 11th century and is built on an island in the Loire. Today it houses a museum dedicated to the poet Ronsard (1524-1585), who was ... 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
Château de Caradeuc, built in the 18th century, is privately owned and inhabited. Only the park gardens are open to the public. read more
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
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
Villa Noailles is an Art Deco villa, built between 1923 and 1927, for the art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles. The architect was Robert Mallet-Stevens. The ... read more
Jardin du Palais Carnolès (2 ha), is housing one of Europe's largest citrus collections, with contains today over 137 varieties of citrus fruits, including 24 ... read more
Château de Marquessac, built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet de Marqueyssac, Counselor to Louis XIV, is surrounded by a garden with more than 150.000 boxwood ... read more
The Prieuré d'Orsan dates back to the 12th century. The highly sophisticated recreated kitchen gardens, with many garden rooms, are open to the public. The ... 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