Castles in the Val-de-Loire Centre

Château de style Renaissance
36600 Valençay

Valençay Castle, built between the 16th and 19th centuries in Valençay (Indre), is an architectural gem combining Renaissance and classicism, famous for hosting Talleyrand and the Spanish princes in exile.

Château
37530 Montreuil-en-Touraine

The Château de Montreuil-en-Touraine, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a strong house located in the eponymous town of Indre-et-Loire, marked by moat and a partially preserved defensive architecture.

Château de style Renaissance
41250 Chambord

Chambord Castle, a Renaissance architectural masterpiece, is located in Chambord in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Built in the 16th century under Francis I, this vast royal estate, surrounded by a forest of 50 km2, embodies the monarchical power and artistic innovation of the time.

Château de style Renaissance
37190 Azay-le-Rideau

The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a 16th century Renaissance jewel located in Azay-le-Rideau in Indre-et-Loire, is an architectural masterpiece built for Gilles Berthelot, treasurer of François I, and deeply restored in the 19th century.

Château
37110 Villedômer

The Château de la Noue, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Villedômer en Indre-et-Loire, is a historical monument combining medieval cylindrical towers and classical wooded lounges, still owned by the Cools family since the 19th century.

Château
41150 Veuzain-sur-Loire

The castle of Onzain, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, is an ancient castle surrounded by moat located in Veuzain-sur-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, marked by a medieval and reborn rich history.

Forteresse Royale
37500 Chinon

The Royal Fortress of Chinon, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, is a medieval castral complex located in Chinon in Indre-et-Loire, overlooking Vienna. Composed of three castles, it was a strategic place for the kings of France and England.

Château
37120 Champigny-sur-Veude

The Château de Champigny-sur-Veude, a Renaissance building dating back to the 16th-17th centuries in Indre-et-Loire, remains today only by its commons and its Sainte-Chapelle, remains of a royal estate destroyed in the 17th century.