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The Château de Loches is situated in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France. First built in the 11th century, it acquired new features throughout the centuries. Its current owner, le Conseil régional d'Indre-et-Loire, opened it to the public in the...

Château of Amboise during the Renaissance, showing the castle as it was during the reign of Henry III of France (1574-1589), illustration by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Only the buildings shown in black can still be seen today.

Château de la Brède, near Bordeaux, France. The castle was famously the home of the French philosopher Montesquieu (1689-1757), who was Baron de la Brède from 1696.

Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France. First built in the 10th century CE, it was destroyed by Louis XI in 1465. The reconstruction started in 1469 and continued into the 16th century CE.

This animation shows the ruins of Château Gaillard (Les Andelys, France) being reconstructed to what it might have looked. The castle was first built in 1196 CE by Richard I of England. Created by NeoMam Studios for BudgetDirect.com...

Built by Louis XI of France in 1465, the Château de Langeais stands in the French commune of Langeais in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It replaced an earlier fortified castle built at the end of the...

Located on the second floor of the Château d'Amboise, Amboise, Loire Valley, France, the Orléans Room, which was once used by Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans (reign 1830-1848), is decorated in the 'Empire' style that was all the rage at the...

First built in the 10th century, the Château de Brissac became the home of René de Cossé, the first Lord of Brissac in 1502 and it is now the residence of the 14th Duke of Brissac. It is located in the new town of Brissac Loire Aubance in...

The Château de Serrant is located in France, in the commune of Saint-Georges-sur-Loire in the department of Maine-et-Loire. Initiated under Francis 1st of France (r. 1515 - 1547) and completed under Louis XIV of France (r. 1643 - 1715), its...

Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, Indre-et-Loire, France. Built as a stronghold in the Middle Ages, it gradually evolved over the centuries and became a model of Renaissance architecture, before becoming a refined leisure residence in the 17th...