Thun, Switzerland
1180-1190
Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland
c. 1200
Spiez, Switzerland
12th century
Thun, Switzerland
1846-1854
Büren an der Aare, Switzerland
1621-1624
Jegenstorf, Switzerland
12th century
Schwarzenburg, Switzerland
1573-1576
Aarberg, Switzerland
13th century
Münchenwiler, Switzerland
1535
Ringgenberg, Switzerland
13th century
Burgdorf, Switzerland
11th century
Nidau, Switzerland
13th century
Unterseen, Switzerland
13th century
Frutigen, Switzerland
c. 1200
La Neuveville, Switzerland
1283
Erlach, Switzerland
1090-1100
Wilderswil, Switzerland
12th century
Belp, Switzerland
1550-1554
Aarwangen, Switzerland
c. 1300
Bern, Switzerland
c. 1250
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.