Situated between Chaumont and Neufchâteau on a steep spur, Reynel was an advanced defense post against the Holy Roman Empire and Lorraine in the Middle Ages.
Owned by Louis Amour, brother of the mayor of Donchery, this 19th century castle was the place where, on 2 September 1870, the Emperor had to wait for King William, but Bismarck, fearing a kind of...
Among the horrors that the Sedanese endured during the three successive occupations of the Ardennes by the enemy, the internment camp that the Germans operated from January 1917 to November 1918 in...
This castle is a remarkable example of the architecture of the Mosan Renaissance, a subtle compromise between military constraints and the splendor of a princely residence (16th century).shaped since...
La Motte Tilly offers visitors the chance to discover an elegant château entirely furnished in the style of the 18th century and a historic park of 62 hectares classified and labeled "Remarkable...
This ancient medieval fortress, renowned for its hunting grounds, has undergone numerous transformations over the centuries. Its powerful occupants - including Louis XVI and Napoleon I - transformed...
Welcome to the home of the kings of France! The Château de Fontainebleau is marked by eight centuries of sovereign presence - Philippe IV le Bel, Henri IV, François I and Napoleon I - from the Middle...
Here is a castle straight out of a fairy tale. Nestled in the heart of the Chevreuse Valley Natural Park, the Château de Breteuil is a unique cultural site. Owned by the de Breteuil family for several...
Former royal property, much appreciated by Marie-Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte, the Saint-Cloud estate saw its castle destroyed in 1870, following a violent fire. Today, nearly 460 hectares of...
The palace built by the "Sun King" is one of the symbols of France's cultural influence. Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Palace of Versailles is one of the finest achievements of French art in...
Built in 1635 by a rich Italian financier - close to Marie de Médicis - the Château d'Auvers is located about thirty kilometres north of Paris and offers visitors an immersive tour dedicated to the...
The Chantilly estate is one of the jewels of French heritage. Among its treasures: the castle - whose first fortifications date back to the Middle Ages - housing the largest collection of ancient...
Manor House gardens, with a section dating back to the 15th century, hidden at the heart of a Berry village. Contemporary gardens and arboretum (4.5 hectares) surrounded by 17 hectares of woodland.
The fortress of Montrond (classified as a Historic Monument since 1988), owned by the City of Saint-Amand-Montrond (Cher), is the only bastioned fortification built in central France.
Its origins date...
The castle, built in the 12th century by Hugues de Maligny, was by the importance of its fortifications a powerful regional stronghold. The Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion seriously...
La perte de l'Alsace et de la Lorraine conduit la France à réorganiser son système défensif. Le fort appartient à ce nouveau dispositif. Elevé sur le Mont-Vaudois à 436 mètres d'altitude, le fort...
Intermediate infantry fortification dug out of the rock towards 1890, it marks the change with forts built between 1874 and 1885 (smaller and more compact) and introduces the type of layout to be used...
Visit of the dungeon of the castle dating from the middle of the XIVth century. Presentation of the interior and exterior with traces of fortifications and ramparts. Listed in the supplementary...
Accessible from the hamlet of Boutavent (in the Commune of Vescles), the Château d'Oliferne, built in the 13th century, at an altitude of 807 m., at the top of the "Pic d'Oliferne", is an incomparable...
Rochefort castle is one of the rare traces of the "pre-renaissance" period in France. Built on the site of older strongholds, and set on a rocky spur, the building is made up of two large parts: the...
