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6 castles among the most visited in Charente

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

Of the 144 castles we list in Charente, these 6 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 6 castles, manor houses and strongholds among the most visited, spread across 5 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de La Rochefoucauld (Rochefoucauld Castle) (open to visitors), Castle of Cognac (on the historic monuments register), Château de Chalais (Chalais Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Barbezieux (Barbezieux Castle) (576 reviews) and Château de Confolens (Confolens Castle) (544 reviews).

4 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 1 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 Middle Ages, with 4 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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