Travel guide Chaumont-sur-Loire

The plot against Gaston d’Orléans, escape of Marie de Médicis, assassination of the Duke of Guise; such are the episodes making up the legendary history of this fabulous castle blending Flamboyant Gothic and Italian Renaissance in a classical style, ..

Built by Katherine Briçonnet, remodelled by Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Médicis and Louise de Lorraine, and resued by Mme Dupin, this château bears the imprint of many eminent women. Famous men have left their mark too in the fine furniture and d..

Built by Count Hurault de Cheverny from 1604 to 1634, this château is unusually harmonious in stylistic terms, both architecturally and decoratively. The symmetry and harmony of the façade are typical of the Louis XIII style. The dazzling interior ha..