Touraine

A fascinating journey into the history of France, the majestic château 40 minutes south of Tours stands proudly as a national treasure. One can just imagine from its two defense towers and rampart walks the battles that took place against…

Carved into a cliff in 1701 to form the fashionable country home of an aristocratic family of the 17th and 18th centuries, the romantic cream and rose limestone château near Tours—an hour from Paris by TGV–has also housed such notable…

A labor of love, the château—one of the largest available in France—was created in the 19th century as the crown jewel of a baronial hunting estate that sweeps across 2,500 acres 45 minutes south of Tours. At the heart of…