What is the most beautiful castle in Seine-et-Marne?

The most visited in Seine-et-Marne is Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (également sur commune de Moisenay), 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 170 castles recorded in Seine-et-Marne, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Seine-et-Marne

10 châteaux

Chosen among 170 recorded castles

What to see in Seine-et-Marne 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 Vaux-le-Vicomte (également sur commune de Moisenay)
Maincy
Built for Nicolas Fouquet in the mid-17th century, this château brought together architect Louis Le Vau, decorator Charles Le Brun and landscape designer André Le Nôtre on a single project.
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No. 2
Ancien château de Noisiel
Noisiel
At Noisiel, the château itself no longer stands: the building has been demolished, but its 87-hectare landscape park, laid out in the English style, remains open to visitors.
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No. 3
Château et parc de Rentilly
Bussy-Saint-Martin
The château de Rentilly, in Bussy-Saint-Martin (Seine-et-Marne), shows an unexpected face: rebuilt after a fire in 1944 and then entirely re-clad in glass and stainless steel in the early 2010s, it no longer resembles any of its earlier forms dating back to the 16th century.
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No. 4
Château Soubiran
Dammarie-lès-Lys
In Dammarie-lès-Lys, in Seine-et-Marne, the Château Soubiran is a mid-19th century residence built in the Louis XIII style, in red brick with stone dressings, commissioned by Dr Jean Soubiran.
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No. 5
Château de Ferrières (Ferrières Castle)
Pontcarré
Built in the mid nineteenth century for Baron James de Rothschild, the château de Ferrières stands in Pontcarré, in Seine-et-Marne, within a large landscaped park. British architect Joseph Paxton, known for London's Crystal Palace, gave it its neo-Renaissance style and a level of comfort unusual for its time.
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No. 6
Domaine du Génitoy
Bussy-Saint-Georges
The Château du Génitoy stands in Bussy-Saint-Georges, in Seine-et-Marne, on the remains of a 17th-century pleasure residence surrounded by water-filled moats. Its history is best remembered for the discreet stay of Madame de Montespan, mistress of Louis XIV, kept away from the court at Versailles.
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No. 7
Château de Cély (Cély Castle)
Cély
The château de Cély stands northwest of the village, in the Seine-et-Marne department, within an estate now home to a golf course.
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No. 8
Château d'Écoublay (Écoublay Castle)
Fontenay-Trésigny
The Château des Prés d'Écoublay stands in Fontenay-Trésigny, in Seine-et-Marne, on land once held by the Courtenay family before passing to the canons of the Sainte-Chapelle. Its rear wing was built to house a monumental painting by Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, now kept at the Louvre.
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No. 9
Manoir de Beaumarchais
Les Chapelles-Bourbon
The Manoir de Beaumarchais stands in Les Chapelles-Bourbon, Seine-et-Marne, built in an Anglo-Norman style typical of the 1920s regionalist movement. It was erected between 1927 and 1929 for the jeweller Louis Boucheron, to designs by architect Henri Jacquelin.
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No. 10
Crécy-la-Chapelle Castle
Crécy-la-Chapelle
The Château de Crécy-la-Chapelle is a 19th-century residence set beside the Grand Morin river, in the town nicknamed the 'Venice of the Brie region'. The estate combines a main house, an orangery and former farm buildings, surrounded by a wooded park of around twenty hectares.
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Frequently asked questions

What is the most beautiful castle in Seine-et-Marne?: The most visited in Seine-et-Marne is Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (également sur commune de Moisenay), 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 170 castles recorded in Seine-et-Marne, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.