Château de Châteaubriant — Attraction in Châteaubriant-Ancenis

With all my reviews of French places, please accept that I know far too little about what's normal locally and my language skills are almost nonexistent. So: how amazing is it that attractions like this are free here?! The grounds of this chateau were fun to explore, there were a couple of interior areas to look at, you could go up onto the walls and there was a fab interactive digital history exhibit in French and English. There are so many different ages and styles of building in this one structure. You could probably go around everything in an hour, maybe an hour and a half, so it's not a long visit but well worth it. There is also the town to walk into from here and a lovely waterside park just below...

A wonderful castle in the heart of Chateaubriant. I don’t know if at times you have to pay but I did not have to pay to visit. It’s a really pretty castle to see. Unfortunately, they have something going on when we visited with animation characters spread around the grounds that definitely detracts from the esthetic of the place. Also, when we visited a wall had recently collapsed (mid July 2023) and certain areas were closed to the public. Even with those two negatives I’d still highly...

Châteaubriant is a town in western France, about 350 km southwest of Paris, and one of the three sous-préfectures of the Loire-Atlantique department. Châteaubriant is also situated in the historical and cultural region of Brittany, and it is the capital of the Pays de la Mée. Guided tour of the castle is available both in English and French. It is good for half-day tour. It is around 1 hour car journey from Nantes, which is another beautiful...