Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yvelines

Château fort
78460 Chevreuse

The Château de la Madeleine, castle of the 11th, 14th and 15th centuries, dominates the Chevreuse valley (Yvelines). In good condition, it now houses the seat of the regional natural park.

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
78125 Saint-Hilarion

The Château de Voisins, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Saint-Hilarion (Yvelines), is a neoclassical architectural masterpiece inspired by the 18th century, surrounded by a park designed by Achille Duchêne.

Château de style Classique
78000 Versailles

The national estate of Versailles, a 17th and 18th century architectural masterpiece located in Versailles, Île-de-France, was the residence of Kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, an absolute symbol of the French monarchy and model of classical art in Europe.

Château de style Renaissance
78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a former royal residence from the 13th to the 19th centuries, dominates the Seine at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Île-de-France. Today, it houses the National Archaeology Museum in a preserved historical setting.

Château
78120 Rambouillet

Rambouillet Castle, a former royal and presidential residence from the 14th to the 19th century, is located in Île-de-France. This historic estate, surrounded by a park of 980 hectares, combines medieval architecture with classical amenities, testifying to its diplomatic and cynegetic role throughout the centuries.

Château de style néo-Renaissance
78560 Le Port-Marly

Monte Cristo Castle, built in the 19th century in Port-Marly, Île-de-France, is a neo-Renaissance residence surrounded by an English park, built by Alexandre Dumas to write and receive.

Château de style Classique
78600 Maisons-Laffitte

The Château de Maisons-Laffitte, a 17th century masterpiece in Île-de-France, is a jewel of French classical architecture, attributed to François Mansart, located in Maisons-Laffitte in the Yvelines.

Pont
78300 Carrières-sous-Poissy

The old bridge of Poissy, built from the 13th century and rebuilt until the 16th century, was a 400-metre arched bridge crossing the Seine between Poissy and Quartiers-sub-Poissy (Yvelines). Strategic for trade and conflict, it was destroyed in 1944.