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Château de Tanlay 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 Tanlay
In the countryside of the Yonne in Burgundy, near Tonnerre, the Château de Tanlay is one of the most beautiful Renaissance châteaux in the region, a superb ensemble of elegant buildings reflected in wide moats and approached through a monumental gateway. Built largely in the 16th and 17th centuries, it is famous for the refinement of its architecture and for a remarkable painted gallery — the Tower of the League — whose ceiling frescoes depict the great figures of the Wars of Religion in mythological guise. Surrounded by water, formal courtyards and a fine park with a long canal, the château is a jewel of Burgundian Renaissance. Elegant, harmonious and beautifully preserved, the Château de Tanlay offers a superb glimpse of Renaissance art and aristocratic life, one of the loveliest châteaux of Burgundy and a delightful heritage stop in the peaceful countryside of the Yonne.