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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. [1]
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire) in France.The château is situated in the commune of Le Lude in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire and stands at the crossroads of Anjou, Maine and Touraine.
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.
Commune de Lassay-les-Châteaux: On site of earlier castle. Château de Bouillé: 15-16th century Ruins Château de la Courbe de Brée: 13-16th century Substantially intact Château de Courtaliéru: 13th century Earthworks Destroyed 15th century. Château de Lassay: 12-15th century Intact Château de Laval: 12-15th century Intact
Sunset on the Loire River from the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art. The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire, pronounced [vale də la lwaʁ]), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), [1] is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.
Former province of Anjou. Rempart du château d'Angers Château de Brissac Château de Saumur Château médiéval de Pouancé. Château d'Angers, in Angers; Château de la Beuvrière Grez-Neuville, in Grez-Neuville
There are several dozen Châteaux of the Loire Valley in France ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Château de la Motte-Husson; P.