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| Palais ducal de Nevers, one of the most imposing French chateaux. Image: Wikimedia Commons |
A few months ago, I have written about 10
French chateaux that you might find interesting to visit in the Loire
Valley. Here are 12 more breathtaking chateaux to catch your imagination!
Palais ducal de Nevers
Ducal Palace of Nevers is a residence castle of the 15th and 16th centuries of counts and dukes of Nevers. In the list of 1840, it is classified as a historical monument.
1 Place de l'Hôtel de ville
58000 Nevers
France
Tel. +33 3 86 68 46 13
Château de Brézé
This small,
dry-moated castle in Brézé is known for the wines produced here. It is still home to
the descendants of the ancient lords that have since owned the place. The château is a listed ancient monument
originally dating from 1060.
2 Rue du Château
49260 Brézé, France
Tel. +33 2 41 51 60 15
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| Château de Brézé |
Château de Brissac
The Château de
Brissac is hailed as the tallest chateau in France. It is still owned by the family of the dukes of Brissac.
49320 Brissac en Loire
France
Tel. +33 2 41 91 22 21
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| Château de Brissac |
Clos Lucé
Leonardo da Vinci spent the last three years of his life
at Close Luce, dying there on May
2, 1519. Today, the chateau houses the Leonardo da Vinci Museum, which
features forty models of the various machines designed by the great scientist and a copy
of the Mona Lisa, painted in 1654 by Ambroise Dubois.
2, rue du Clos Lucé
37400 Amboise
Val de Loire
France
Tel. +33 2 47 57 00 73
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| Clos Lucé |
Château du Lude
Le Lude is the most
northerly chateau of the Loire Valley and still one of the few chateaus inhabited
by the same family for the last 260 years. Its famous gardens attract thousands
of guests every year.
4, Rue Jehan de Daillon
72800 Le Lude,
Tel. +33 (0)2 43 94 60 09
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| Château du Lude |
Château de
Meillant
Built in the 15th century, Château
de Meillant is famnous for the Tour du Lion and is listed as a official monument since 1963.
1 Rue d'Uzay
18200 Meillant
France
Tel. +33 2 48 63 32 05
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| Château de Meillant |
Château de
Montsoreau
The Château de
Montsoreau is a Renaissance-style castle best remembered today as the setting of
Alexandre Dumas’ novel La Dame de
Monsoreau .
Passage du Marquis de Geoffre
49730 Montsoreau
France
Tel. +33 2 41 67 12 60
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| Château de Montsoreau |
Château de
Sully-sur-Loire
Once a fortified castle, Château
de Sully-sur-Loire was converted into
a palatial seigneurial residence of the dukes of Sully. The family retained possession of the castle
until 1962 when ownership was transferred to the Département du Loiret. Every June,
the castle hosts a music festival and is famous for the tapestries, paintings and furnishings of the Sullys.
Chemin de la Salle Verte
45600 Sully-sur-Loire
France
Tel. +33 2 38 36 36 86
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| Château de Sully-sur-Loire |
Château d'Ussé
Château
d'Ussé was immortalized as Charles Perrault’s inspiration when he was
writing "The Sleeping Beauty." The chateau was also the subject of a French
railroad poster issued by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans. Walt Disney also looked to this chateau when he
created many of the Disney Castles.
37420 Rigny-Ussé
France
Tel. +33 2 47 95 54 05
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| Château d'Ussé |
Château de
Valençay
The d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families still
call Château de Valençay their
home up to this day. George Sand called it"one of the most beautiful on
earth" that "no king has owned a more picturesque park".
2 Rue de Blois
36600 Valençay
France
Tel. +33 2 54 00 10 66
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| Château de Valençay |
Château de
Villandry
The Château de Villandry
is celebrated for its famous Renaissance gardens, which boast of a water
garden, ornamental flower gardens, and vegetable gardens.
3 Rue Principale
37510 Villandry
France
Tel. +33 2 47 50 02 09
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| Château de Villandry |
Château de Villandry
Château
d'Azay-le-Ferron attracts guests from all over the world for its French
gardens dating back to the 17th century and improved constantly through the
centuries. The chateau also boasts of an imposing interior. Owned by the city
of Tours, it is open to the public.
31/33 rue Hersent-Luzarche
36290 Azay-la-Ferron
Tél : +33 2 54 39 20 06
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| Château de Villandry |
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