The castle of Epeyssoles (Château d’Epeyssoles) is located in the Vonnas commune in the Ain department in eastern France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region). It’s located in the center of a former seigneury and is mentioned since 1289. Passing into the hands of…

Château de Montmelas is a former fortified castle, rebuilt in the thirteenth or fourteenth century, and restored in a neo-Gothic aesthetic in the nineteenth century, which stands in the town of Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin in the Rhône department in the Auvergne…

Jarnioux is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Beaujolais). On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Porte des Pierres Dorées. Located about 40 minutes by car from Lyon. Main attractions The manor…

Montségur castle (Fr. Château de Montségur) is a former fortress near Foix, a commune in the Ariège department in southern France (Occitania, Pyrenees). Its ruins are the site of a razed stronghold of the Cathars. The present fortress on the site, though…

There were three separate levels of floors everywhere. Each tower had three gun openings at the ground floor level, and three more upstairs.

The Noirmoutier castle (Fr. The Château de Noirmoutier) is a castle on the Île de Noirmoutier in the Vendée department of France, Pays de la Loire, Atlantic Ocean. It’s a popular stop on the Atlantic resorts of France. It dominates the town of Noirmoutier…

The Careil castle (Fr. Château de Careil) is a fortified house in the commune of Guérande (near La Baule-Escoublac) in the Loire-Atlantique department of France, Pays de la Loire, Atlantic Ocean. Constructed from the end of the 14th century, and enlarged…

Dating from the 10th century, the Gressière castle (Fr. Château de la Gressière) overlooks the bay of Bourgneuf in La Bernerie-en-Retz, Loire-Atlantique department of France, Pays de la Loire, Atlantic Ocean. It’s a popular stop on the Atlantic resorts of…

Château de La Vérie, also known as the Logis de La Vérie, is a château in Challans, Vendée department of France, Pays de la Loire. The origins of the castle go back to the ninth century, before being erected into a fortified castle facing the risk of Norman…

The castle of Apremont (Fr. Château d’Apremont) is a castle built on a rocky promontory which dominates the valley in the department of Vendée of France, Pays de la Loire. This building has been classified as a historical monument since September 30th, 1975.…

The Plassac castle (Fr. Château de Plassac) is located in the municipalities of Plassac and Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. A first fortified castle existed in 1340, the date of a lawsuit for its possession between…

The Mareuil castle (Fr. Château de Mareuil) is a fortified castle located in the town of Mareuil-sur-Belle in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. Located 39 min (38.0 km) via D939 from Angoulême. Seat of one of the four baronies…

The Kervaudu castle is a manor house located in the town of Croisic, in the department of Loire-Atlantique in France, Pays de la Loire, Atlantic Ocean. It is the first Breton manor classified as historical monuments, in 1921. The rural manor house of Kervaudu…

Beaumarchais Castle (Fr. Château de Beaumarchais) is located in Brétignolles-sur-Mer in the department of Vendée in France, Pays de la Loire, Atlantic Ocean. The castle was built in the sixteenth century by Vincent Bouhier de L’Ecluse on the foundations of…

The castle of Jonzac is located in the town of Jonzac in the department of Charente-Maritime in France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). The castle, with the châtelet and towers, has been classified as a historic monument since 3 May 1913. In 1073, the castle already…

The Château d’Usson or Château des Égretaux is located to the south-east of the town of Pons in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Under the name of Château des Énigmes, it is currently operated as an amusement park on the theme of pirates. William…

The Tréméac castle (Fr. Château de Tréméac). The old manor of Tréméac, property of the Le Pourceau family from Rolivaud is located in La Baule-Escoublac. La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department…

The citadel of Château-d’Oléron is a military structure built from 1630 to 1704 to protect the southern part of the island of Oléron. It is one of the main historical monuments of the town of Château-d’Oléron, in the department of Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle…

Château de la Roche Courbon is a large château, developed from an earlier castle, in the Charente-Maritime department of France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Located about 20 minutes by car from Rochefort. History Under the current castle, there are caves whose prehistoric…

The Fort de Fouras or Semaphore de Fouras is the medieval fortified castle in Fouras, a small town located in Aunis in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is also improperly referred to Fort Vauban…