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Château du Clos Lucé – Parc Leonardo da Vinci

This residence of pink brick was built by Hugues d'Amboise on Gallo-Roman foundations in the reign of Louis XI (between 1107 and 1115). The property was then given by the king to his favourite, Etienne le Loup, a cook's assistant whom he ennobled. The estate, which was called the Manoir du Cloux at...

Amboise

Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire

Less than 200 km south of Paris, nestling between the cities of Tours and Blois, is a haven of poetry. A natural oasis, a headland stretching out 40 metres above the wild Loire, Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, owned by the Centre Region, welcomes the public all year round to its château and park and,...

Chaumont-sur-Loire

Parc et Château de Beauregard

The castle of Beauregard in the Loire valley of France Inhabited without interruption since the late 15th century, the castle of Beauregard is hidden behind the foliage of the forest of Russy. Discreet and elegant, it surprises the visitor with the wealth of its intact decorations. History On the...

Cellettes

Domaine de Poulaines : Jardins et arboretum

Poulaines

9€

Full-fare

Château de Cheverny

Only some remnants of Raoul Hurault’s old fortified castle possibly remain today. To say possibly may be surprising. This is a mystery in Cheverny as it cannot be proven whether part of the outbuildings are vestiges of the old castle. The old castle was captured in a drawing by a travelling artist b...

Cheverny

Château de Talcy

The slender roofs of Talcy château rise up out of the arable plains of the petite Beauce area 25km from Blois. Come and visit this 16th-century farming château whose history has been marked by poets, and admire the original 18th-century decorations together with the conservatory orchard.

Talcy

4 reviews

6€

Full-fare

Château de Chenonceau

Property of the Crown, then royal residence, Chenonceau Castle is an exceptional site not only because of its original design, the richness of its collections, its furniture and its decorations, but also because of its destiny, since it was loved, administrated and protected by women, who were all e...

Chenonceaux

Domaine national de Chambord

Choose from a whole host of different ways to visit Chambord: rent bikes, take a boat trip, enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride, watch a horse show, visit the park in a 4WD, experience the call of the stag at night, or watch the Sound and Light show. Float on the water in a quiet electric-powered boa...

Chambord

48 reviews

14.5€

Full-fare

La Pagode de Chanteloup

The pagode de Chanteloup : an 18th-century "folly" evoking a civilisation. On the edge of Amboise Forest, in a 14 hectare landscaped park with its Asian inspiration, there stands a chinoiserie in the pure "Marie-Antoinette" style. 44 metres high, its summit offers a view over the Loire Valley. Insi...

Amboise

1 review

10€

Full-fare

Château Royal d’Amboise

The Royal Château of Amboise welcomes you every day of the year (excepting 1st January and 25th December). This emblematic monument and its landscaped gardens offer one of the most remarkable panoramas of the Loire valley, and are registered as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Each visit has its ow...

Amboise

5 reviews

13.1€

Full-fare

Jardins du Château de Valmer

The Renaissance Gardens The Château de Valmer is a marvel of the Italian Renaissance where the wines of Vouvray and an exceptional garden are happily combined. A stroll at Château de Valmer is to discover : - Five centuries of history and a family communicating its passion for gardens and vineyards...

Chançay

1 review

10€

Full-fare

Domaine royal de Château-Gaillard

At the heart of the town of Amboise, set in a park covering 15 hectares, a magical place of great importance in the Renaissance has just been rediscovered and has been born anew after 5 years of painstaking restoration. “Only Adam and Eve are missing from this marvellous paradise to make it a new Ed...

Amboise

3 reviews

13€

Full-fare

Carnet de voyage

A royal Christmas

The Loire Valley castles in the Christmas atmosphere

A bicycle tour for the 500th anniversary of Renaissance

On the Castles by bike

François I

The builder king

Leonardo da Vinci

A modern day genius

Gourmet production in the Loire Valley

From the ground to the plate

New! Virtual historical reconstructions

Blois and Chambord

Carnet de voyage