Brussels, Belgium
c. 1047
Bruges, Belgium
12th century
Ghent, Belgium
11-16th century
Mechelen, Belgium
c. 1200
Liège, Belgium
10th century
Hasselt, Belgium
11th century
Tournai, Belgium
12th century
Namur, Belgium
1751-1767
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.