Châteaux & Tourist Attraction

  • Château de Blois avec son et lumière
  • Château de Blois avec son et lumière
  • Château de Blois avec son et lumière
A festival of visual and sound special effects marries the grandiose architecture of the courtyard, evoking famous episodes in the history of the castle.
  • Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire festival des jardins
The Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, which now covers 32 hectares, offers one of the most beautiful views of the royal river and is a belvedere on the wild Loire. It welcomes more than 385,000 visitors ...
  • Forteresse royale de Chinon
  • Forteresse royale de Chinon
  • Forteresse royale de Chinon
The fortress, with its majestic position overlooking the town, built by Count Thibaut I of Blois, invites the visitor into the heart of France’s and England’s history. The court of Henry ...
  • Domaine national de Chambord
  • Domaine national de Chambord
  • Domaine national de Chambord
Chambord, a symbol of French Renaissance throughout Europe and the world. Just 2 hours from Paris, the Loire Valley’s largest château stands within Europe’s largest fenced park. The...
  • Château de Langeais
  • Château de Langeais
A castle facade (drawbridge, towers, machicolations...), but on the garden side, a residence marked by the Renaissance style! In this castle located 200 metres from the Loire, the marriage between ...
  • Domaine de Candé
  • Domaine de Candé
  • Domaine de Candé
In a preserved setting, 20 minutes from Tours, the Domaine de Candé takes you on a tour of a unique château in Touraine. The place of the wedding of the century, residence of great for...
  • Château de Montsoreau
The only Château on the Loire to be built on the riverbed, Château de Montsoreau was built in 1450 by Jean II de Chambes, a close adviser to King Charles VII. Its history has been marked ...
  • Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny
  • Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny
  • Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny
  • Musée de la Préhistoire du Grand-Pressigny
Housed in a castle, the Grand-Pressigny Prehistory Museum presents the evolution of Man and his way of life over 200,000 years. Life-size reproductions of emblematic animals and humans enhance the ...
  • Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré (CCC OD)
  • Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré (CCC OD)
  • Centre de Création Contemporaine Olivier Debré (CCC OD)
In the heart of Tours, the Olivier Debré Centre for Contemporary Creation is a prestigious artistic space with an international reputation. The CCCOD presents about ten exhibitions each ye...
  • Château de l'Islette
  • Château de l'Islette
  • Château de l'Islette
  • Château de l'Islette
  • Château de l'Islette
Enclosed by the arms of the Indre, the Château de l'Islette was the site of the passionate love affair between Rodin and Camille Claudel. The latter sculpted La Petite Châtelaine here, a ...
  • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
  • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
  • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
  • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
  • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
The Azay-le-Rideau castle estate invites you to enjoy a unique visiting experience: admire the sculpted facades, discover the 19th century decorations on the ground floor and the Renaissance room on ...
  • Château et jardins de Villandry
  • Château et jardins de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a unique example of Renaissance architecture and gardens. Six sumptuous gardens await you: the vegetable garden, the ornamental garden, the water garden, the me...
  • Château Royal d'Amboise
  • Château Royal d'Amboise
  • Château Royal d'Amboise
Imagine a palace delicately poised above the Loire, with gardens suspended between heaven and earth... It's hardly surprising that Amboise was one of the favourite sites of the kings of France ...
  • Prieuré Saint-Cosme
  • Prieuré Saint-Cosme
  • Musée Balzac
  • Musée Balzac
  • Musée Rabelais - La Devinière
  • Musée Rabelais - La Devinière
Century after century, Touraine has welcomed illustrious men. The Priory of Saint Cosme and Pierre de Ronsard. The Château de Saché and Honoré de Balzac. La Devinière and François Rab...
  • Château d'Angers
In the heart of Angers, a city of art and history, enter the vast fortress overlooking the River Maine. Marvel at the elegant buildings and gardens of the court castle of the Dukes of Anjou and admire...
  • Château de Chenonceau
  • Château de Chenonceau
  • Château de Chenonceau
The history of the Château of Chenonceau is defined by a an almost uninterrupted succession of women who built, embellished, protected, restored and saved it. Unique architecture, built over ...
  • Château de Cheverny
A private chateau still inhabited by the same family, it is open to the public every day of the year. Cheverny is considered to be the most magnificently furnished château in the Loire Valley. ...
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Just 10km from Chinon, Le Rivau offers an enchanted interlude in the heart of History, Art and Nature. Far from a visit to a château or traditional garden, Le Rivau takes you on an astonishing ...
  • Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
  • Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
  • Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
In 1516, Leonardo da Vinci accepted the invitation of Francis I and moved to the Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, where he worked on numerous projects for the King. From Rome he brought h...
  • Cité Royale de Loches
  • Cité Royale de Loches
  • Cité Royale de Loches
Owned by the Indre et Loire Departmental Council, the site comprises two castles: the keep built by the Count of Anjou, Foulques Nerra, and the royal dwelling with its Renaissance architecture. The ...
  • Jardins du château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a unique example of Renaissance architecture and gardens. Six sumptuous gardens await you: the vegetable garden, the ornamental garden, the water garden, the me...
  • Château du Rivau
  • Château du Rivau
Just 10km from Chinon, Le Rivau offers an enchanted interlude in the heart of History, Art and Nature. Far from a visit to a château or traditional garden, Le Rivau takes you on an astonishing ...
  • Château Royal de Blois
  • Château Royal de Blois
  • Château Royal de Blois
The favourite residence of the Kings of France during the Renaissance, the Royal Château of Blois is a true architectural and historical synthesis of the Châteaux of the Loire. Its four w...