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The Château de Nieuil, in the Charente, has fine Renaissance façades, large round towers around the main building, water-filled moats and a French formal garden. Francis I made it one of his favourite hunting lodges.
Majestic trees, lawns and a peaceful pond make for a calm setting. The château now welcomes guests for a night or a longer stay.
A medieval château on the banks of the Charente, which witnessed the Black Prince's raid during the Hundred Years' War.
Historic home of the La Rochefoucauld family, still present after a thousand years. By the quality, diversity and elegance of its architecture, the Château de La Rochefoucauld deserves to be considered one of the most remarkable in France.
The château belonged to the Chamborant family from the 17th century until the early 20th century.
Dating from the eleventh and twelfth centuries, a former medieval principality, the château is fully furnished and holds interesting mementoes from the Renaissance to the Empire.
Built on an open rocky base, the Château de Bayers stands in the Charente valley.
The Château de Montbron was built around 1480, soon after the Hundred Years' War, under Marguerite de Rohan, Countess of Angoulême.