20 castles from the Renaissance in Landes

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

Of the 60 castles we list in Landes, 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 Renaissance, spread across 20 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Fondat (Fondat Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Caumale (Caumale Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château d'Amou (Amou Castle) (40 reviews), Château de Montréal (Montréal Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Briat (Briat Castle) (you can stay the night).

5 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 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 2 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 20 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.