Marzoll castle was one of the first buildings made in the Renaissance style in Bavaria. The square castle with four corner towers was built from 1527 to 1536. The castle itself can be visited only in a guided tours but the courtyard is open to the public.
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.