The 10 most beautiful castles in Aisne
10 châteaux
Chosen among 121 recorded castles
What to see in Aisne when you only have a weekend: the 10 most visited castles according to their visitors’ reviews, among those open to the public whose visiting conditions we checked on the official website. For each: what you see, the entry price, the link to the full entry.
Ranked by attendance, from the number of Google reviews. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 1
Château de Coucy (Coucy Castle)
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Coucy castle is visited today as a ruin, standing on a rocky spur above the valleys of the Oise and the Ailette. Built from the 13th century onward by the powerful Coucy family, it once held what was reputed the tallest keep in the Western world, blown up by German forces in 1917 without military justification.
Adult €7Hours, prices and access
No. 2
Chateau-Thierry Castle
Château-Thierry
Perched on the hill above Château-Thierry, the remains of the 13th century castle offer mainly a viewpoint over the town and the Marne valley. The keep was already destroyed by the 15th century, and what survives today is limited to the outer defensive works of the former stronghold.
No. 3
The fortified castle of Guise
Guise
Perched on a rocky spur above the Oise valley, the remains of Guise castle trace ten centuries of military architecture, from its medieval keep to the bastions designed under Francis I and later reworked by Vauban.
Adult €8Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Courcelles (Courcelles Castle)
Courcelles-sur-Vesle
Built at the end of Louis XIV's reign, between 1690 and 1694, for baron Jacques de La Grange, this château in the Aisne department still has its original oak parquet floor known as the 'Versailles Grand Salon' pattern, along with most of its original main beams.
No. 5
Château de Vadancourt (Vadancourt Castle)
Maissemy
The château de Vadancourt stands in the hamlet of the same name, in the commune of Maissemy in the Aisne department, on the banks of the Omignon river.
No. 6
Château de Berzy-le-Sec
Bernoy-le-Château
On the territory of Bernoy-le-Château, close to the Romanesque church of Berzy-le-Sec, stand the ruins of a former fortified castle whose gatehouse remains the most striking feature.
No. 7
Château de Nesles (Nesles Castle)
Seringes-et-Nesles
On the commune of Seringes-et-Nesles, in the Aisne department, the ruins of the château de Nesles stand on an isolated site away from the village.
Adult €3Hours, prices and access
No. 8
Château de Viels-Maisons (Viels-Maisons Castle)
Viels-Maisons
At Viels-Maisons, in the Aisne department, it is above all the gardens that draw visitors, laid out on the remains of a feudal castle destroyed during the Revolution and reworked in the 19th century by the Ladoucette family.
Adult €6Hours, prices and access
No. 9
Château de Vic-sur-Aisne (Vic-sur-Aisne Castle)
Vic-sur-Aisne
In Vic-sur-Aisne, a 12th century keep still overlooks the village square, a remnant of a lordship tied to the Saint-Médard abbey of Soissons.
Adult €5Hours, prices and access
No. 10
Château
Villiers-Saint-Denis
Château, in Villiers-Saint-Denis (Aisne), France. Location, access and practical information.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Aisne?
- The most visited in Aisne is Château de Coucy, first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.
- How much does a visit cost?
- The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.
- How is this selection made?
- Among the 121 castles recorded in Aisne, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.