One of the most graceful Renaissance châteaux of the Loire Valley, built in the 1520s on an island in the River Indre, so that it seems to float on the water. Inside, a grand straight staircase and rooms furnished in Renaissance and 19th-century styles.
Walk around the park for the reflections in the water mirror. On summer evenings there are night-time illuminations.
One of the most beautiful châteaux in France, built across the River Cher on a series of arches, with its long gallery reflected in the water.
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A little fortified château of the late 15th century, between a castle and a country house, with towers, a keep and a courtyard opening onto the villa…
Home to seven kings and ten queens of France, this royal château in the centre of Blois shows four centuries of French architecture around one courty…
A massive fortress with 17 striped towers of dark schist and white stone, built by Saint Louis in the 13th century.
The largest and most extravagant of the Loire châteaux, built from 1519 for King François I as a hunting lodge.
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