Bern, Switzerland
1421
Geneva, Switzerland
c. 1160
Basel, Switzerland
12th century
Lausanne, Switzerland
1170-1275
St. Gallen, Switzerland
747 AD
Solothurn, Switzerland
1772-1773
Sion, Switzerland
11th century
Fribourg, Switzerland
1283
Lugano, Switzerland
15th century
Chur, Switzerland
1154-1270
Arlesheim, Switzerland
1680-1681
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.