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Château de Vaux le Vicomte
A masterpiece of 17th Century French art, the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte is at the origin of the Château de Versailles. It was built for Nicolas Fouquet, Chief Bursar of Louis XIV. This...

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Saint-Germain-en-Laye castle
In 1124, Louis VI ordered its construction near the XIth century monastery. With the construction was born the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The fortified castle was dedicated to Paris's...

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Ecouen castle
Ecouen, vitrine des Renaissances française et italienne
Anne de Montmorency's constable who inherited of the green site of Ecouen charged the French Jean Bullant with the...

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Chantilly castle

The chateau of Chantilly's inestimable collection makes it the second most important art museum after the Louvre.
Between 1386 and 1897, three families shared the property of the...

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Brie-Comte-Robert castle
Around 1170, the Count Robert de Dreux - Louis VII's brother - built his castle on this land of Brie. Joan of Evreux, by marrying Charles IV in 1326 integrated Brie in the Kingdom of...

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Champs sur Marne castle
A provincial charm envied by the Royal court.
Started in the XVIIth century by the architect Bullet de Chamblain for the lord Renouard de la Touane, the construction of the chateau...

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