Château d'Ardelay was originally a wooden motte-and-bailey castle erected in the 11th century. The stone castle dates from the 15th centuy and outer buildings from the 18th century. It is still one of the most remarkable examples of medieval and military architecture in the region.
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.