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Castles (chateaux), Loire Valley

Visitez Loire Chateaux: gites : hotels : location des voitures

The castles of the Loire Valley are renowned the world over. Altogether there are more than 300 chateau in the region, many built in the heyday of the French royalty and nobility, centred around the 17th-18th centuries. There are also often lavishly planted gardens around the chateaux - the origins of the 'French Style' garden are here - which are often as interesting as the chateaux themselves.

Some of the castles are now open to the public, while others are established as fine hotels, and many are still in private ownership.

Visit the Castles of the Loire Valley

In this section we visit some of the more popular Loire chateaux and castles of the Loire Valley.

Château d'Amboise
Carte de Loire Valley Castles

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Château d'Angers
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
Château de Blois
Château de Brissac
Château de Chambord
Château de Chenonceau
Château de Cheverny
Château Chinon
Chateau Plessis-Bourré
Château du Rivau
Château de Saumur
Château de Valençay
Château de Villandry

We now also have a section dedicated to castles in France where you can learn more

Loire valley castles: tourism, travel, gites, holiday rentals

Chateau de Chenonceau

Why have a holiday in a chateau - see guest article Holiday in a castle in France

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