Bern, Switzerland
12th century
Bellinzona, Switzerland
13th century
St. Gallen, Switzerland
747 AD
Bellinzona, Switzerland
14th century
Val Müstair, Switzerland
c. 775 AD
Bellinzona, Switzerland
1478
Geneva, Switzerland
1928-1932
Lavaux, Switzerland
11th century
Le Locle, Switzerland
14th century
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.