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Château de Langeais is a window into France’s royal and medieval past. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Château de Langeais
In the Indre-et-Loire, the Château de Langeais is one of the most fascinating castles of the Loire valley, presenting two faces in one: a stern medieval fortress on the town side, with a drawbridge, ramparts and machicolations, and an elegant, comfortable residence on the garden side. Built in the 15th century by order of King Louis XI, it is famous as the place where, in 1491, King Charles VIII married Anne of Brittany — a union that brought Brittany into the kingdom of France, a scene recreated inside with wax figures. Superbly furnished with medieval and Renaissance interiors, tapestries and a lovely park, it vividly evokes the life of the age. Historic, atmospheric and beautifully preserved, the Château de Langeais offers a superb journey into the Middle Ages and a decisive moment of French history, an essential stop in the château country of the Loire.