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6 châteaux around Azay-le-Rideau

Centre-Val de Loire
Indre-et-Loire
A day
Allow
6
6 stops
56 km
as the crow flies
XIV–XX
Centuries
6/6
Official website
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Before you set out

Many of these buildings are private and cannot be visited; the public registers record protection, not opening times. Check each château's own website, or the local tourist office, before travelling. Distances are straight-line between the recorded coordinates, not driving distances.

A guide, not a timetable: six stops, spread over the distance above. Several are private and can only be seen from the road, which makes for a shorter day than the number of stops suggests.

  1. 01

    Château d'Azay-le-Rideau

    Azay-le-Rideau · XVI–XIX · Classé · Start

  2. 02

    Château de la Cour-au-Berruyer

    Cheillé · XVI · Classé · 4 km from the previous stop

  3. 03

    Château de Villandry

    Villandry · XIV–XX · Classé · 12 km from the previous stop

  4. 04

    Château de Beaulieu

    Joué-lès-Tours · XVIII · Inscrit · 11 km from the previous stop

  5. 05

    Château de Nitray

    Athée-sur-Cher · XVI · Inscrit · 18 km from the previous stop

  6. 06

    Château du Clos-Lucé

    Amboise · XV · Classé · 11 km from the previous stop