14 castles from the Renaissance in Haute-Savoie

14 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 14 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 14 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 14 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Annecy (Annecy Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Clermont, Haute-Savoie (a listed historic monument), Château d'Avully (Avully Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Bonneville (Bonneville Castle) (94 reviews) and Château d'Héré (Héré Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

5 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 4 and the prices of 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 3 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 14 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.