Experts' Choice Award Chateau de Langeais
What the experts agree on
This fortress commands with imposing medieval architecture—crenellated walls, towers, and drawbridge unchanged for centuries—while inside reveals sumptuous Renaissance furnishings, tapestries, and fireplaces that contrast sharply with its forbidding
“Langeais presents two faces to the world. From the town you see a fortified castle, nearly windowless, with machicolated walls rising forbiddingly from the drawbridge. ”
– Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The feudal stronghold of Langeais, with its high walls, round towers, crenellated sentryway and drawbridge, has survived intact through the centuries." Full review
Fodor's "Château de Langeais has an interior noted for its superb collection of medieval and Renaissance furnishings: its assorted fireplaces, tapestries, chests...outside, gardens nestle behind sturdy walls" Full review
