Château itineraries, day by day
19 itineraries
Two- and three-day routes built from our own data: the order of stops follows real geography, and distances are calculated, not guessed.
The Loire châteaux in 3 days
Blois to Chinon, the classic route in nine stops: with the real distances between them.
3 days · 9 châteaux · 148 km
Alsace castles in 2 days
The Vosges castle road, from Romanesque ruins to Haut-Kœnigsbourg.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 136 km
Périgord châteaux in 3 days
From Périgueux to the Dordogne valley, nine châteaux and the miles between them.
3 days · 9 châteaux · 154 km
The Cathar citadels in 3 days
Carcassonne, Peyrepertuse, Quéribus and the fortresses of the Corbières.
3 days · 9 châteaux · 168 km
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Burgundy châteaux in 2 days
Dijon to the vineyards, six stops between ducal fortresses and wine estates.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 223 km
Provence and Luberon châteaux in 2 days
Avignon to the Luberon, six stops between palaces and hilltop villages.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 133 km
Normandy châteaux in 2 days
Caen to the Cotentin, six stops between ducal fortresses and manor houses.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 238 km
Loire Valley castles in 3 days from Tours
Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Villandry, Chinon, Blois and Cheverny, in an order that never doubles back.
3 days · 8 châteaux · 181 km
Castles near Paris by train: 4 day trips
Versailles, Rambouillet, Vincennes, Fontainebleau, Chantilly, Pierrefonds and Vaux-le-Vicomte, paired by railway line rather than by road.
4 days · 7 châteaux · 368 km
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Dordogne castles in 3 days from Sarlat
Beynac, Castelnaud, Les Milandes, Biron, Monbazillac, Bourdeilles and Hautefort, from the river valley to the road north.
3 days · 7 châteaux · 179 km
Normandy castles in 2 days from Caen
Caen, Balleroy, Falaise, Carrouges, Crèvecœur-en-Auge and Château-Gaillard, a loop around Caen and then the road to Paris.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 295 km
Alsace fortified castles in 2 days from Strasbourg
Ortenbourg, Kintzheim, Haut-Koenigsbourg, Hohlandsbourg, Lichtenberg and Fleckenstein: the ridge of the Vosges from Strasbourg.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 192 km
Loire castles by car from Germany: 3 days from Tours
The eight castles German visitors ask for, from Villandry to Chambord, in the order the geography sets.
3 days · 8 châteaux · 181 km
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Alsace castles over a weekend from Colmar, for visitors from Baden
Hohlandsbourg, Haut-Koenigsbourg, Kintzheim, then Lichtenberg, the Wasenbourg and Fleckenstein: south on Saturday, north on Sunday.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 131 km
Burgundy castles in 2 days, from Guédelon to Berzé
Guédelon, Ancy-le-Franc, Tanlay, Bussy-Rabutin, Cormatin and Berzé: the Yonne on day one, the road south on day two.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 305 km
Provence and Luberon castles in 2 days from Avignon
Tarascon, Les Baux, Gordes, then Lourmarin, Ansouis and La Tour-d’Aigues: the Rhône bank on day one, the Luberon on day two.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 107 km
Castles near Paris by train, arriving from Germany
Seven castles as day trips from Paris, paired by railway line, for visitors who arrive at Gare de l’Est.
4 days · 7 châteaux · 368 km
Castles near Lille and the Belgian border: 2 days by car
Palais Rihour, the Vert-Bois, Esquelbecq, then Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hardelot and Regnière-Écluse: Flanders on Saturday, the Opal Coast on Sunday.
2 days · 6 châteaux · 173 km
Loire Valley castles from Amsterdam by car: 4 days
A day on the road, then Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon, Amboise, Chenonceau, Blois, Cheverny and Chambord in three days from Tours.
4 days · 8 châteaux · 181 km