Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pays-de-la-Loire

Fortress
49100 Angers

The castle of Angers, a medieval fortress of the 13th-XVIth centuries located in Angers in Pays de la Loire, combines royal military architecture with the Ducale residence of Valois-Anjou. Ranked a historic monument, it houses the famous curtain of the Apocalypse since 1954.

Renaissance style castle
49150 Baugé-en-Anjou

Baugé Castle, built in the 15th century in Baugé-en-Anjou (Land of the Loire), is a medieval hunting lodge built for King René, Duke of Anjou, in the heart of a historic city.

Renaissance style castle
49260 Brézé

The Château de Brézé, a 16th century Renaissance building in Brézé (Maine-et-Loire), combines aerial architecture and unique troglodytic network, classified as a historical monument since 1979.

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.

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.

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.

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
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.