20 castles from the Middle Ages in Haute-Savoie

20 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 140 castles we list in Haute-Savoie, these 20 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 20 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 17 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Annecy (Annecy Castle) (open to visitors), Château d'Avully (Avully Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Faverges (Faverges Castle) (13th century), Château d'Allinges-Vieux (Allinges-Vieux Castle) (a listed historic monument) and Château de Bonneville (Bonneville Castle) (94 reviews).

6 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 4 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 20 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.