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The châteaux of the Loire Valley ( French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France.
933. Region. Europe. The Château de Chambord ( French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d (ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
Château d'Amboise. The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel.
Château Mercœur, in Indre. Château de la Mesnerie, in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. Château de la Motte-Glain, in La Chapelle-Glain. Château de la Noë de Bel Air, in Vallet. Château de l'Oiselinière, in Gorges. Tour d'Oudon, in Oudon. Château de la Pinelais, in Saint-Père-en-Retz. Château du Plessis, in Casson.
The Château de Chaumont ( French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də ʃomɔ̃] ), officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle ( château) in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois. After Pierre d'Amboise rebelled against Louis XI, the king ordered the castle's ...
Known as Bluebeard 's castle, associated with the notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais ( c. 1405 – 1440). Tour Mélusine (keep) and fortified city. 12th or 13th century. Fragment. Town of Vouvant. Keep and a lot of the wall enclosure, like the last city's gate, survives. Tour de Moricq.
The Château des ducs de Bretagne (English: Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1956. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches.
Coordinates: 45°53′45″N 4°06′06″E. Château de La Roche. View from the north west. The Château de La Roche is a restored castle situated in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Roche in the Loire département of France, 20 km from Roanne. [1] The castle stands on an island in the lake formed by the Villerest dam.