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Palais Ducal de Nevers 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 Palais Ducal de Nevers
In the heart of Nevers, overlooking the Loire, the Ducal Palace is a magnificent building of the 15th and 16th centuries, the former residence of the counts and dukes of Nevers, often described as the first of the great châteaux of the Loire. Its elegant façade, with a superb central staircase tower richly adorned with sculpture and flanked by graceful turrets, is a jewel of late-Gothic and early-Renaissance architecture. Inside, the palace hosts exhibitions and displays devoted to the history of Nevers, including its famous faience. Set at the heart of the old town near the cathedral, it is the proud symbol of the city. Elegant, historic and beautifully decorated, the Ducal Palace of Nevers offers a superb glimpse of Renaissance architecture and the history of the dukes of Nevers, an essential monument in this fine city on the Loire.