12 historic sites
Castles in France
Home to more than 40,000 châteaux, France is the world's premier castle destination. From the Loire Valley's fairy-tale …
france · Normandy
Mont-Saint-Michel
The tidal island-fortress rising from the sea that has defined French Gothic architecture for a thousand years
france · Île-de-France
Palace of Versailles
The palace that defined royal ambition for three centuries
france · Occitanie
Carcassonne
The largest medieval walled city in Europe — two kilometres of ramparts rising from the plains of Languedoc
france · Loire Valley
Château de Chambord
François I's Renaissance fantasy — the Loire Valley's most theatrical château
france · Loire Valley
Château de Chenonceau
The ladies' château — built on arches over a river by the women who loved it most
france · Alsace, Bas-Rhin
Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle
Alsace's most-visited castle, rising above the Rhine plain
france · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône
Les Baux-de-Provence Castle
A ruined citadel on a white limestone spur above the olive groves of Provence
france · Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Château de Beynac
A medieval fortress perched above the Dordogne River
france · Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Château de Castelnaud
The English fortress of the Dordogne and museum of medieval warfare
france · Loire Valley
Château d'Amboise
Where the French Renaissance began — and where Leonardo da Vinci died
france · Loire Valley
Château de Cheverny
The original Moulinsart — Tintin's château, still owned by the family who built it 400 years ago
france · Picardy / Oise
Château de Pierrefonds
Napoleon III's restored medieval fantasy — Camelot in the forests of Picardy