Castles in France

Castles in Annecy

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An impressive fortress built between the 12th and 16th centuries, in the beautiful, historic centre overlooking the city of Annecy

Castles in Salses-le-Château

Salses Castle

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The Castle of the Villa of Salses was built between 1497 and 1503 by Ramirez, who used as a direct reference designs of the castle

Castles in Vincennes

Vincennes Castle

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The Chateau de Vincennes allows you to understand the historical diversity of this city-museum that is Paris. In Vincennes, next t

Castles in Montsoreau

Montsoeau Castle

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Montsoreau Castle is the largest tourist attraction in montsoreau village. The castle stands at the confluence of the rivers Loire

Castles in Montségur

Château de Montségur

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It is worth hiking up this hill in order to see the spectacular views. It´s a great place to stop along the way, take the tuper an

Castles in Chaumont-sur-Loire

Château de Chaumont

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The castle of Chaumont is in a beautiful setting: with the Loire River below, and a magnificent park, plus a festival of gardens w

Castles in Amboise

Maniero di Clos-Lucé

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Da vinci's last place worth the visit a piece of genius on the Loire

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Castles in Cucugnan

Chateau de Queribus

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You should visit this castle if you make a trip to Cathars. There is a bit of walking to do, but the view is great, and you can se

Castles in Tarascon

Tarascon Castle

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Although we arrived five minutes before closing, the friendly doorman didn't let us in. We settled for visiting the castle and sur

Castles in Foix

Chateau de Foix

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The castle is currently sheltering the Ariège Museum, which becomes the theater of a great historic and spectacular occasion of th

Castles in Sully-sur-Loire

Château de Sully sur Loire

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There is a beautiful Roman castle found along the Loira, which is surrounded by a moat which can be expanded to view the 4 wings o

Castles in Chenonceaux

Gardens of Chenonceau

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Beautiful gardens on a hilltop

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Castles in Fougères

Fougères Castle

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This past July, my wife and I walked through Brittany, France for a month, and of all the wonders we discovered on that trip, noth

Castles in Paimpont

Castle of Comper

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On one of our walks, we found this castle a few miles from the village of Concoret. By all accounts this castle belonged to the ki

Castles in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Saint Jean Pied de Port Citadel

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Looking excellent at the top of this beautiful walled city, the citadel was designed by the military engineer Vauban in the sevent

Castles in Chinon

Chinon Royal Fortress

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Chinon Castle is a major tourist attraction in the lovely town of Chinon. It was constructed in the X century and has since seen m

Castles in Langeais

Castello di Langeais

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Beautiful well kept and well maintained castle with a lot of interactive content

Castles in Tours

Chateau de Tours

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The Royal Castle of Tours is located in central Tours, close to the Cathedral of Saint Gatien. Until 2000 it was used to house the

Castles in France

526 castles in France