Burgdorf, Switzerland
11th century
Balsthal, Switzerland
12th century
Wildegg, Switzerland
13th century
Bottmingen, Switzerland
13th century
Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland
1425
Tarasp, Switzerland
11th century
Porrentruy, Switzerland
13th century
Habsburg, Switzerland
1020-1030
Oron-le-Châtel, Switzerland
13th century
Lucens, Switzerland
12th century
Aarburg, Switzerland
c. 1200
Blonay, Switzerland
1175
Champvent, 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.
