The 10 most beautiful castles in Seine-Maritime
10 châteaux
Chosen among 174 recorded castles
What to see in Seine-Maritime 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
Palais Bénédictine
Fécamp
In Fécamp, the Bénédictine palace is a building erected at the end of the 19th century to house the production of a plant-based liqueur, made from a monastic recipe rediscovered in the previous century.
No. 2
Château de Miromesnil (Miromesnil Castle)
Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie
Built between 1590 and 1600 at the crossing point of the Henri IV and Louis XIII styles, the château de Miromesnil stands in Tourville-sur-Arques, in the commune where Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850. The house, surrounded by dry moats crossed by a stone bridge, is visited together with its noted gardens,…
Adult €17Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Martainville (Martainville Castle)
Martainville-Épreville
Built from 1485 onwards by a Rouen merchant upon the remains of a medieval stronghold, Martainville Castle stands as one of the finest expressions of late Gothic civil architecture in Normandy.
No. 4
Château d'Eu (Eu Castle)
Eu
Standing in Eu, in Seine-Maritime, this sixteenth-century château replaced a Norman stronghold whose history goes back to the tenth century.
Adult €5.50Hours, prices and access
No. 5
Château de Clères (Clères Castle)
Clères
In Clères, in the Seine-Maritime department, stands a residence whose origins date back to the 11th century, reworked several times over the following centuries. Building campaigns carried out in the 13th, then the 16th and 19th centuries shaped the structure as it appears today.
No. 6
Château de Dieppe (Dieppe Castle)
Dieppe
Standing above the town and the sea on its cliff, Dieppe Castle is a former fortified castle dating back to the 14th century. Its walls have housed the municipal museum of Dieppe since 1923. The building is a listed historic monument.
No. 7
Château du Taillis (Taillis Castle)
Duclair
In Duclair, Seine-Maritime, the château du Taillis brings together several building phases carried out over nearly two centuries by the du Fay family, from the central block dating to the late 16th century to the wings added in the early 19th century.
No. 8
Manoir d'Ango
Varengeville-sur-Mer
In Varengeville-sur-Mer, a few kilometres from Dieppe, the Manoir d'Ango hides a rare piece of Renaissance architecture behind its fortress-like walls. Built between 1530 and 1545 for the shipowner Jean Ango, the complex is arranged around a courtyard featuring an Italian-style loggia and a monumental dovecote.
No. 9
Château d'Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille castle stands in ruins in the Arques valley in Upper Normandy. A major medieval fortress, it occupies a strategic position overlooking the watercourse. The fortified complex, listed as a historical monument since 1862, bears witness to several centuries of defensive construction and modification.
No. 10
Château de Gromesnil (Gromesnil Castle)
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
château de Gromesnil, in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (Seine-Maritime), France. Location, access and practical information.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Seine-Maritime?
- The most visited in Seine-Maritime is Palais Bénédictine, 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 174 castles recorded in Seine-Maritime, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.