Category: Chateaux & Palaces
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The Château That Made Louis XIV So Furious He Imprisoned Its Owner
Nicolas Fouquet built the most magnificent château in France — and threw a party so spectacular that Louis XIV had him arrested three weeks later.
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France Is Building a Real Medieval Castle From Scratch — and You Can Watch
In a forest in Burgundy, workers are building a real 13th-century castle using only medieval tools and techniques. Guédelon is unlike anywhere else in France.
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The French Château That Took 28 Years to Build — and Was Barely Ever Used
Château de Chambord took 28 years to build — and France’s greatest king barely slept there. Discover the double helix staircase mystery and the story of the Loire’s most spectacular château.
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The Secret Rooms at Versailles That History Almost Forgot
Most visitors to Versailles see only the famous halls and gardens. But behind the gilded doors lie hidden rooms, a royal forge, and forgotten escapes that reveal the real story of France’s greatest palace.
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The French Château Where a Jealous Count Locked His Wife in a Tower
Deep in the Périgord Vert stands a château with the most dramatic roofline in Dordogne — and a centuries-old legend of a woman locked in a tower with nothing but a spinning wheel.
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The French Château Built by Women That Became a WWII Escape Route
Château de Chenonceau was built by a woman in 1521, passed between queens and mistresses, and in WWII became a secret escape route across the Nazi demarcation line.
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The Medieval French Castle That Became an Island by Accident
Most castles in France stand on a hill overlooking a valley. Château de Val was built on one. Then, in the middle of the twentieth century, that valley slowly filled with water — and the castle became an island. Photo: Love France A Fortress Before It Was a Legend Château de Val sits in the…