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35 castles from the Renaissance in Loire

35 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 35 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 35 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 34 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Montrond (Montrond Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (a listed historic monument), Château, Roche-la-Molière (on the historic monuments register), Château de Rochetaillée (Rochetaillée Castle) (193 reviews) and Château de Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (17th century).

9 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 7 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 10 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 35 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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