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6 castles among the most visited in Loire

6 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 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 6 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Essalois (Essalois Castle) (12th century), Château de Beaulieu (Beaulieu Castle) (1,065 reviews), Château de Saint-Victor (Saint-Victor Castle) (open to visitors), Château des Cornes d'Urfé (Cornes d'Urfé Castle) (590 reviews) and Château de Donzy (Donzy Castle) (568 reviews).

2 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 2 and the prices of 1 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, 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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