Loire-chateau
A to Z list of Loire Valley chateaux
The chateaux listed opposite is not an exhaustive list of all the chateaux in the Loire Valley but a representative list of the most visited and most popular.
Here in France the term 'Chateau' is used to describe the 'home' or 'house' (originating in Bordeaux?) that produces wine from the grapes grown exclusively on the area of land defined by its property title - this does not refer to the building itself, which can be a farm, a modest building or indeed a grand mansion or prestigious castle.
Loire
chateau
Loire Valley
Castles and Manor Houses around the world.
Chateau-
Loire
Valley
What exactly is a
chateau?
Here on
experienceloire
our
reference to 'chateau' is to describe the grand castles
left as a lasting legacy by the French nobility during a
period when the Loire Valley was the 'playground of
kings'.
Here are some definitions:
An impressive country house (or castle) in France
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A château (plural châteaux; for both the singular and
the plural) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a
country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications,
originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château
A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large
country house; Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French
castle; An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially
in Bordeaux
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/
Here is an archived article from the New York Times
that questioned whether the
French
are actually sure what a
chateau
is
or
should be
.
nytimes.com/
Castles
of the Loire Valley
A to Z list:
The chateaux listed below is not an exhaustive list
of all the chateaux in the Loire Valley but a representative list of
the most visited and most popular.
Click on
chateau name
for more information
Amboise
Angers
Azay-le-Ferron
Azay
-le-Rideau
B
eauregard
Blois
Bouges
Bourdaisiere
Breze
Brissac
Cande
Chambord
Chateaudun
Chaumont
Chenonceau
Cheverny
Chinon
Clos Luce - De Vinci
Fourgeres-sur-Bievre
Gue-Pean
L'Islette
Langeais
Le Grand Pressigny
Loches
Lude
Meung sur Loire
Montbazon
Montpoupon
Montresor
Montreuil Bellay
Montsoreau
Oiron
Rivau
Saumur
Serrant
Sully sur Loire
Usse
Valencay
Villandry
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