During the Renaissance, the Val-de-Loire region was the favoured place of French kings and their courtiers, giving birth to many castles of admirable architectural elegance. Art and history blend in with the sweet way of life in a province dubbed as the « Garden of France ».

 

Amongst the most remarkable and renowned castles are the:

•     Château of Amboise 

•     Château of Azay-le-Rideau

•     Château of Blois

•     Château of Brissac

•     Château of Chambord

•     Château of Châteaudun

•     Château of Cheverny

•     Château of Chaumont-sur-Loire

•     Château of Chenonceau

•     Château of Chinon

•     Château of Langeais

•     Château of Loches

•     Château of Montpoupon

•     Château of Saumur

•     Château of Valençay

•     Château of Villandry