Checklist! Must-visit castles in France
• Orleans
Musee des Beaux-Arts
Image source: www.billetterie.orleans-metropole.fr
More information https://billetterie.orleans-metropole.fr/fr-FR/accueil-orleans
Parc Floral de la Source
Image source: www.billetterie.orleans-metropole.fr
More information https://billetterie.orleans-metropole.fr/fr-FR/accueil-orleans
Chateau de Meung-sur-Loire
Image source: www.chateau-de-meung.com
Buy tickets https://chateau-de-meung.com/en/tickets/
• Blois
Chateau of Chambord
Image source: www.chateaudechambord.com
More information https://chateaudechambord.tickeasy.com/en-GB/castle
Chateau Royal de Blois
Image source: www.en.chateaudeblois.fr
Buy tickets https://en.chateaudeblois.fr/EvenementChateauVisite/2040-prepare-your-visit.htm
Loire Valley
Image source: www.loirevalley-france.co.uk
More information https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk
Chateau de Chaumont
Image source: www.domaine-chaumont.fr
More information https://domaine-chaumont.fr/en
• Amboise
Amboise Castle
Image source: www.chateau-amboise.co
More information https://www.chateau-amboise.com/en/
Chaumont-sur-Loire
Image source: www.domaine-chaumont.fr
More information https://domaine-chaumont.fr/en
Chateau de Chenonceau
Image source: www.chenonceau.com
More information https://www.chenonceau.com/en/practical-information/ticket-prices/
• Perigord
La Tour Mataguerre
Image source: www.tourisme-grandperigueux.fr
More information https://www.tourisme-grandperigueux.fr/en/discover/the/
Chateau de Hautefort
Image source: www.chateau-hautefort.com
More information https://www.chateau-hautefort.com/en/
Chateau de Jumilhac and gardens
Image source: http://chateaudejumilhac.com/fr/tarifs/
More information http://chateaudejumilhac.com/fr/tarifs/
• Bordeaux
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Image source: Bordeaux Tourisme
More information https://www.opera-bordeaux.com/
• Chenonceaux
Chateau de Chenonceau
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More information https://www.chenonceau.com/en
Caves of Father Auguste
Image source: www.pereauguste.com
More information https://www.pereauguste.com/en/visites-et-degustations/
• Tours
Chateau de Tours
Image source: www.chateau.tours.fr
More information https://chateau.tours.fr/infos-pratiques/#haut
Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours
Image source: www.mba.tours.fr
Image information https://mba.tours.fr/131-le-musee-des-beaux-arts-de-tours.htm
• Mont Saint-Michel
Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
Image source: www.abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr
More information http://www.abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr/en/
• Caen
L'Abbaye aux Hommes
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More information https://caen.fr/abbaye-aux-hommes/
• Rouen
Historial Jeanne d’Arc
Image source: https://historial-jeannedarc.tickeasy.com
More information https://historial-jeannedarc.tickeasy.com/fr-FR/accueil
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