What is the most beautiful castle in Vienne?

The most visited in Vienne is Château de Fougeret, 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; 1 of these castles are free.

How is this selection made?

Among the 247 castles recorded in Vienne, 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 Vienne

10 châteaux

Chosen among 247 recorded castles

What to see in 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 Fougeret (Fougeret Castle)
Queaux
Set atop a thirty-eight-metre cliff above the Vienne river, the Château de Fougeret combines a fifteenth-century feudal origin with a neo-gothic, troubadour-style makeover carried out by its nineteenth-century owners.
Hours, prices and access
No. 2
Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers (Mothe-Chandeniers Castle)
Les Trois-Moutiers
In Les Trois-Moutiers, in the Vienne department, this water-encircled château bears the marks of a turbulent past: left in romantic ruin after a 1932 fire, it owes its neo-Gothic silhouette to a mid-19th-century rebuilding inspired by Azay-le-Rideau.
Adult €10Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Dissay (Dissay Castle)
Dissay
Dissay castle, in the Vienne department, was built at the end of the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers, who made it his residence and that of his successors until the Revolution.
Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Purnon (Purnon Castle)
Verrue
In Verrue, in the Vienne department, the château de Purnon stands in H-shaped neoclassical form at the end of a drive running through a ten-hectare landscaped park.
Free entryHours, prices and access
No. 5
Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin (Angles-sur-l'Anglin Castle)
Angles-sur-l'Anglin
Perched on a rocky spur above the Anglin river, this fortified castle stands in ruins overlooking the village. Built from the 11th century onward by the barons of Angles, it later passed to the bishops of Poitiers, who carried out major alterations in the 15th century before abandoning it.
Adult €7.50Hours, prices and access
No. 6
Château de Monts-sur-Guesnes (Monts-sur-Guesnes Castle)
Monts-sur-Guesnes
The château of Monts-sur-Guesnes, in the Vienne department, combines 14th-century fortified buildings with a fully digital visit centred on Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Hundred Years' War. The site spans two wings of the château plus the former stables, linked by a passage running beneath the road.
Hours, prices and access
No. 7
Château de Monthoiron (Monthoiron Castle)
Monthoiron
In the village of Monthoiron, in the Vienne department, two towers remain from a larger castle destroyed by fire in 1857. The Fortress Tower, also known as the Powder Tower or the Architect's Tower, stands out for an unusual reason: its design has been attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, a theory confirmed by researchers…
Adult €12.90Hours, prices and access
No. 8
Château de Ternay (Ternay Castle)
Ternay
Built from 1439 for Bertrand de Beauvau, counsellor to King René of Anjou, Ternay castle stands in the Vienne department with its pentagonal keep and round machicolated tower. The chapel, finished in 1444, still holds carved decoration made by artists brought from Venice, often seen as the highlight of a visit.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
No. 9
Château de Marconnay (Marconnay Castle)
Sanxay
Encircled by a water filled moat, the Château de Marconnay stands a few kilometres north of Sanxay, in the Vienne department. Its appearance combines late medieval defences, round towers pierced with gunloops, a two arched stone bridge, with the later additions of an unfinished Renaissance wing.
Hours, prices and access
No. 10
Château des Ormes (Ormes Castle)
Les Ormes
On the right bank of the Vienne river, the Château des Ormes bears the marks of a history reaching back to the 15th century, reshaped considerably in the 18th century under the Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson family.
Adult €8Hours, prices and access

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most beautiful castle in Vienne?: The most visited in Vienne is Château de Fougeret, 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; 1 of these castles are free.
How is this selection made?: Among the 247 castles recorded in Vienne, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.