The 10 most beautiful castles in Haute-Vienne
10 châteaux
Chosen among 103 recorded castles
What to see in Haute-Vienne 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 Lastours (Lastours Castle)
Rilhac-Lastours
Lastours castle stands in the hills near Châlus, along the road traditionally linked to Richard the Lionheart, on the border between Limousin and Périgord.
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No. 2
Château du Reynou (Reynou Castle)
Le Vigen
The château du Reynou stands in Le Vigen, in the Haute-Vienne department, within a large estate now converted into a zoological park. Built for the Haviland family, porcelain manufacturers, the main house took its present form through several building phases between 1841 and the late 19th century.
Adult €23Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Brie (Brie Castle)
Champagnac-la-Rivière
In Champagnac-la-Rivière, the château de Brie stands where two departmental roads meet, between Cussac and Châlus.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Rochechouart (Rochechouart Castle)
Rochechouart
Standing above the meeting point of the Graine and Vayres rivers, Rochechouart castle retains a 13th-century keep and gatehouse, along with living quarters reworked during the Renaissance.
Adult €4.60Hours, prices and access
No. 5
Château de Losmonerie (Losmonerie Castle)
Aixe-sur-Vienne
The Château de Losmonerie stands in Aixe-sur-Vienne, in the Haute-Vienne department, on land recorded as a farmstead as early as the 14th century.
Adult €7Hours, prices and access
No. 6
Château de Châlus-Chabrol (Châlus-Chabrol Castle)
Châlus
In Châlus, in the Haute-Vienne, this eleventh-century fortress stands on a rocky spur above the Tardoire valley. The site owes its renown to the events of 1199, when Richard the Lionheart, come to put down a local revolt, was mortally wounded by a crossbow bolt fired from the keep.
No. 7
Château du Fraisse (Fraisse Castle)
Nouic
In Nouic, in the Haute-Vienne region, the Château du Fraisse has belonged to the same family since the early 13th century, first named des Monstiers and later des Monstiers Mérinville.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 8
Château de Nieul (Nieul Castle)
Nieul
The château de Nieul stands beside a pond, built on the foundations of a medieval stronghold recorded as early as the 11th century.
No. 9
Château des Essarts (Essarts Castle)
Limoges
The château des Essarts, built around 1660 in Limoges, stands on the site of a former medieval fortress. It combines a rectangular seventeenth-century main block facing south with a square tower set behind it.
No. 10
Château de Salvanet (Salvanet Castle)
Saint-Priest-Taurion
The château de Salvanet, in Saint-Priest-Taurion in the Haute-Vienne department, is a residence built in the 1770s on the site of an older feudal house, on a slope overlooking the Taurion valley.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Haute-Vienne?
- The most visited in Haute-Vienne is Château de Lastours, 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 103 castles recorded in Haute-Vienne, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.