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38 castles from the Middle Ages in Loire

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

Of the 181 castles we list in Loire, these 38 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 38 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 35 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Essalois (Essalois Castle) (12th century), Château de Montrond (Montrond Castle) (open to visitors), Château, Roche-la-Molière (on the historic monuments register), Château de Rochetaillée (Rochetaillée Castle) (193 reviews) and Château de Magneux-Haute-Rive (Magneux-Haute-Rive Castle) (you can stay the night).

7 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 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 8 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 38 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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