Chateaus of France

Biking the French Countryside in Search of Castles

We were in the Loire Valley for the wedding of friends and the one day when there were no real festivities, we planned to bike from Blois (where we were staying) to Chateau de Cheverny. It had been some time since I biked for a long distance, let...

High up above it all

There is a castle on the hill, high above the Cote d'Azur, Chateau Chèvre d'Or, in the near Disney-perfect postcard town of Eze. You can see for miles and miles down the coast and hang out at the teeny pool clinging to the edge of a 1000 foot...

The Road To Everywhere.

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
One of the lesser-known, but just as incredible, châteaus in the suburbs of Paris.
I flew to Paris and was wandering around the grounds of the beautiful château forty-five minutes after leaving the airport .

The...

At Home in Your Champagne Chateau

Visitors who stay at this restored 18th-century chateau, about six miles south of the grape-growing village of Hautvillers, feel like house-guests, especially when gathered for dinner at the communal table. Owner Elisabeth Vollereaux prepares...

Feel like royalty in the Loire Valley

Location, location, location. You can’t get much closer to the action at Chateau Chambord than by planning a stay at Hotel Grand St. Michel. Nestled right next to this castle of King François I, you have unobstructed views of the largest chateau...

Chateau Longecourt

A beautiful medieval Chateau with a moat, restored in the 16th century. The chateau is a true piece of history, filled with beautiful antiques, it is also a B&B. Near to the famous canal. They had me at "there's a moat!"

Château de Fontaine-Henry

One of the few chateaus that I have been to outside of Loire, the Château de Fontaine-Henry is located in Normandy and I basically stumbled upon while out and about explore the backroads of this beautiful region.

It is unique in it is one of the...

Château de Brézé: A Château under a Château

Château de Brézé is a very interesting chateau outside of Saumur. You don't visit it for the chateau above ground which includes a dry-moat, you visit it for its trogloditic basement where some of the chateau's vineyard activity takes place. It's...

Chateau de Chambord

Only two hours outside of Paris, Chateau de Chambord is the largest chateau in the Loire Valley, but it remains unfinished. It was originally built as a hunting lodge for King Francois I and is massive!

Once Francois passed away the chateau was...