The Loire Valley Chateaux

Azay-le-Rideau is idealy located to discover the jewels of the Loire Valley.

To discover:

Château d’Azay-le-Rideau  150m away
Renaissance jewel

Château de l’Islette  3km away
housed in the 1890s the loves of Camille Claudel and Rodin

Château de Villandry  10km away
with its sumptuous gardens

Château Royal de Langeais 10km away
where was celebrated the royal wedding of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany

Château d’Ussé 14km away
who inspired Perrault for his famous fairytale Sleeping Beauty

Forteresse Royale de Chinon 20km away
where Joan of Arc recognizes the dolphin, future Charles VI

Château du Rivau 27km away
and its fairy tale gardens

L’Abbaye de Fontevraud à 40km
l’Abbaye Royale and the modern art museum

Château de Chenonceau 50km away
where Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medici disputed in the sixteenth century

Château Royal d’Amboise 58km away
seat of the Valois court in the 15th and 16th century

Château de Candé 20km away
rendu célèbre en 1937 par le mariage du duc de Windsor avec l’américaine Wallis Simpson

Château et jardins de Chaumont 80km away
fortress built around the year 1000 to monitor the border between the counties of Blois and Anjou