5 castles where you can stay the night in Loire
5 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 5 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.
We record 5 castles, manor houses and strongholds where you can stay the night, spread across 5 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Saint-Marcel-de-Félines (open to visitors), Château de Matel (Matel Castle) (you can stay the night), Château d'Ailly (Ailly Castle) (134 reviews) and Château de Magneux-Haute-Rive (Magneux-Haute-Rive Castle) (with a restaurant).
3 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We know the opening hours of 3 of them, and we show the date on which we checked. 1 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 2 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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Listed monumentChâteau de Saint-Marcel-de-Félines
Saint-Marcel-de-Félines · Loire
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Château de Matel (Matel Castle)
Roanne · Loire
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Château d'Ailly (Ailly Castle)
Parigny · Loire
Listed monumentChâteau de Magneux-Haute-Rive (Magneux-Haute-Rive Castle)
Magneux-Haute-Rive · Loire
Listed monumentChâteau de Goutelas (Goutelas Castle)
Marcoux · Loire