18 castles with heritage protection in Loire

18 châteaux listed

Of the 103 castles we list in Loire, these 18 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 18 castles, manor houses and strongholds with heritage protection, spread across 18 towns and villages. 18 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 10 buildings. We know the opening hours of 3 of them, and we show the date on which we checked.

The most visited, with 288 reviews, is château de Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (Saint-Marcel-de-Félines).