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Things to do in Drome, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: The Best Castles
Discover the best top things to do in Drome, France including Chateau La Borie, Chateau de Charmes, Chateau des Hospitaliers, Chateau de Grignan, Chateau de Genas, Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval, Chateau d'aulan, Chateau de Suze-la-Rousse, Chateau de Montelimar, chateau d’Albon.
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1. Chateau La Borie
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
A warm welcome, a beautiful site, a very pleasant area with 300 days of sunshine per year. And wines that we will have the pleasure of making you taste in our convivial cellar. Welcome!
2. Chateau de Charmes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
3. Chateau des Hospitaliers
4. Chateau de Grignan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,094 reviews
Made famous by marchioness of Sevigne’s correspondence, the chateau of Grignan is the largest Renaissance palace in South-East France. Its majestic silhouette towering above the village offers magnificent panoramic views of the Drome provencale. Nowadays, collections of paintings, fine furniture and precious fabrics fill its elegant rooms.
Reviewed By NigelW938 - Agde, France
If you understand French then you should take the 90 min guided tour. Our guide was a young lady full of enthusiasm which made the story of this originally 10 century fortress fascinating and pushes one to follow up on the lives of those who lived there down through the ages and who had so much influence on French history. The Adhémar family owned the fort from 1239 and it is a descendant, François de Castellane-Ornano-Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan who after the death of his second wife married Françoise de Sévigné the daughter of the Marquise de Sévigné also known as Madame de Sévigné. The Chateau is magnificent and contains a large collection of tapestries and paintings. The rooms are extremely well explained by printed panels both in French and English. As non flash photography is allowed it is possible to document your visit thoroughly. Being situated on the highest point of the village the view is 360 degrees over the rolling countryside. The village which is built all around the Chateau must also be visited so count on having at least one full day.
5. Chateau de Genas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
6. Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,611 reviews
Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval est le rêve d'un homme, piéton des postes, qui a concrétisé pierre à pierre après 33 ans de travail solitaire une œuvre unique.André Malraux en 1969 a classé le Palais Idéal : Monument historique. C'était pour lui le seul exemple en architecture de l'art Naïf.
Reviewed By beajas22
One of the most beautiful places i have ever seen on earth, it is an absolutely must see for people who believe in their dreams and to teach us a good lesson of life. An ordinary man spent all his life long doing this wonderful fairy palace in honour of his beloved family.
7. Chateau d'aulan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 28 reviews
8. Chateau de Suze-la-Rousse
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 255 reviews
A medieval fortress set in a huge wooded park planted with Mediterranean species, the chateau houses a magnificent Renaissance internal courtyard. Situated in prestigious vineyards, its visit is dedicated to the history of the place and to the wine-growing and wine-making heritage of the area.
9. Chateau de Montelimar
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 207 reviews
1034/5000 Located on the site of an old castle mound founded by the Adhémar family in the 10th century, this medieval palace was built by the same family in the 12th century. It bears the name of a prestigious line in Provence and Dauphiné, whose representatives were lords of Montélimar several centuries. The site is composed of a seigniorial lodge, a Romanesque chapel, a square tower and a walled enclosure surmounted by a walkway. Over the centuries, the buildings have had many functions: palace, citadel, prison, public cultural place. This classified historic monument, property of the Department of Drôme, is the subject of successive restorations and is open to the public in 1983.
10. chateau d’Albon
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