The 10 most beautiful castles in Cher
10 châteaux
Chosen among 111 recorded castles
What to see in Cher 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 renown: how often their name is searched on Google each month, and how many reviews visitors have left. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 1
Château de la Verrerie (Verrerie Castle)
Oizon
Set in a forest of the Cher department, the château de la Verrerie stands with its late 15th and early 16th century buildings beside a lake that mirrors its façades.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 2
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
Ainay-le-Vieil
In the heart of the Berry region, the château of Ainay-le-Vieil presents an eight-sided fortified enclosure built around 1330-1340 for Jean de Sully, whose circular layout earned it the nickname 'little Carcassonne'.
Adult €13Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Sagonne (Sagonne Castle)
Sagonne
At the heart of the village of Sagonne, in the Cher department, stands a fortress dating from the 14th century, built by the house of Sancerre to watch over the road between Bourges and Sancoins.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Menetou-Salon (Menetou-Salon Castle)
Menetou-Salon
Located in Menetou-Salon, in the Cher department, this château combines traces of a medieval stronghold with a neo-Gothic reconstruction completed at the end of the 19th century.
Adult €11Hours, prices and access
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No. 5
Buranlure
Boulleret
In Boulleret, in the Cher department, the château de Buranlure retains the architecture of a Berry stronghold built at the turning point between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Adult €9Hours, prices and access
No. 6
Château de Lazenay (Lazenay Castle)
Bourges
The château de Lazenay stands on the edge of Bourges, along the banks of the Auron river, a short distance from the cathedral and the great tower of Philippe Auguste.
No. 7
Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre (Mehun-sur-Yèvre Castle)
Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Perched on a rocky spur above the meeting point of the Yèvre and Annain rivers, the ruins of Mehun-sur-Yèvre castle recall a medieval stronghold later turned, under Jean de Berry, into one of the most refined residences of its age.
No. 8
Château de Culan (Culan Castle)
Culan
Culan Castle rises above a ravine in the Cher valley, a medieval fortress built in the 12th century and reinforced in the 14th by Louis de Culant, Grand Admiral of France.
No. 9
Château de Blancafort (Blancafort Castle)
Blancafort
At the heart of the village of Blancafort, in the Pays-Fort area of Berry, stands a brick château built in the second half of the 15th century for the Boucard family.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
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No. 10
Château de Meillant (Meillant Castle)
Meillant
In Meillant, in the Cher department, stands a château whose façades trace nearly six centuries of architectural history, from medieval fortress to flamboyant Gothic ornament.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Cher?
- The most visited in Cher is Château de la Verrerie, 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 111 castles recorded in Cher, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.