Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
49220 Longuenée-en-Anjou

The castle of the Plessis-Macé, a medieval building renovated in the Renaissance, stands in Longuenée-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire). Built in the 15th and 16th centuries, it combines flamboyant Gothic style and seigneurial heritage, marked by four successive noble families.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
49460 Ecuillé

The Château du Plessis-Bourré, built in the 15th century in Écuillé en Anjou, is a Renaissance fortress classified as a Historic Monument, famous for its intact architecture and its spectacular moats surrounding the seigneurial house.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
49400 Saumur

The castle of Saumur, an emblematic building of the 4th quarter of the 16th century, dominates the Loire in Saumur in Pays de la Loire. This castle-palais, combining medieval and Renaissance architecture, now houses a museum rich in artistic and historical collections.

Castle
49420 Pouancé

The castle of Pouancé, medieval fortress of the 12th–15th centuries, dominates the town of Pouancé in Maine-et-Loire (Land of the Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it was a key bastion of the Marches de Bretagne, rival of the castle of Angers by its strategic importance and its 3 hectares of fortified enclosure.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The Château de Montreuil-Bellay, built in the 11th century in Montreuil-Bellay, Anjou, is a medieval fortress rebuilt in the 13th, 14th and 17th centuries, reflecting the military and seigneurial architecture of the Pays de la Loire.

Castle
49540 Martigné-Briand

Martigné-Briand Castle, located in Maine-et-Loire in Pays de la Loire, is a listed historical monument, combining medieval heritage and flamboyant architecture in the eponymous commune.

Castle
49190 Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné

The castle of the Haute-Guerche, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 16th centuries, stands in ruins in Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (Maine-et-Loire), bearing witness to a pentagonal defensive architecture and a rich seigneurial past.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
49320 Brissac-Quincé

Brissac Castle, a medieval building transformed into a Renaissance residence, dominates the Aubance Valley in Brissac-Quincé (Maine-et-Loire). With its 7 levels and 204 pieces, it embodies the history of the Dukes of Brissac since the 11th century.