The châteaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France.
A château is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in F
The Château de Versailles, France's best-known château
Château fort de Roquetaillade
Cour d'honneur by Louis Le Vau at Château de Versailles, subsequently copied all over Europe