Explore the historic highlights of Bruges
Bruges, Belgium
c. 1240
Bruges, Belgium
11th century
Bruges, Belgium
1134-1157
Bruges, Belgium
1270
Bruges, Belgium
12th century
Bruges, Belgium
1240
Bruges, Belgium
1240
Bruges, Belgium
1879
Bruges, Belgium
c. 1166
Bruges, Belgium
1100/1898
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.