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Château Lafite Rothschild in Pauillac, Médoc region. Château Lafite Rothschild is a French wine estate of Bordeaux wine, located in Pauillac in France, owned by members of the Rothschild family since the 19th century, and rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification.
The tower at Château Latour. Château Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification.Latour lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux, at its border with Saint-Julien, and only a few hundred metres from the banks of the Gironde estuary.
Claude de Harville (c. 1555 –1636), Lord of Palaiseau and Champlan, inherited the fief of La Celle and married Catherine Juvénal des Ursins (c. 1560 –1643) in 1579. Protected by Henry IV, who made him State Councillor and Vice-Admiral of France, Count Harville had the current Château de La Celle built between 1610 and 1614. [2]
Pays de la Loire Picardy Poitou-Charentes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur; Main article: List of châteaux in the Pays-de-la-Loire. ... Toggle the table of contents.
The Château de la Chaize is a château in Odenas, Rhône, France. It was completed in 1676. [ 1 ] The project was financed by Louis XIV 's personal chaplain, François de la Chaise , "and his grateful nephew, the original owner, named the chateau for his munificent uncle."
The Château de Doué-la-Fontaine, also known as Motte de la Chapelle and Doué-la-Fontaine Castle, is a motte and bailey castle in Doué-la-Fontaine, France that was built upon the foundations of an older 9th century Carolingian aula (hall). The later castle, built around the year 950, is widely believed to have been the oldest known castle ...
Château de La Rochepot (French pronunciation: [ʃato də la ʁɔʃpo]) is a 12th-century feudal castle of neo-Gothic-Burgundian style, rebuilt in the 15th century. In the 19th century, it was completely restored and covered with glazed burgundy tiles. It is located in the commune of La Rochepot in the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche ...
The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. [1]