Stay in a Castle

Staying overnight in castles across Europe

This guide presents castles, châteaux and manor houses across Europe where you can spend the night – from castle hotels in the Loire Valley to a tower on the Irish coast. For each one you will find its history, location, facilities and ideas for day trips.

France (60)

The Manoir de la Faverie, a 17th-century manor in the same commune, 3.4 km from the listing; no free photo of the listed château exists

Château à Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf

Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf (Sarthe) · Family château stay with private pool and playground

Aerial view of the centre of Brocas in the Landes

Château à Brocas

Brocas (Landes) · A large château holiday let with pool and games room

The village church of Hugleville-en-Caux in the Pays de Caux; no free photo of the château exists

Château à Hugleville-en-Caux

Hugleville-en-Caux · Self-catering family château in a large wooded park

The village of Labastide-d'Anjou in the Lauragais; no free photo of the château exists

Château à Labastide-d'Anjou

Labastide-d'Anjou (Aude) · Holiday château with pool, library and fireplaces

The town hall of Marsais, Charente-Maritime, near the château

Château à Marsais

Marsais (Charente-Maritime) · Château stay near the Marais Poitevin, dogs welcome

The Château Saint-Christoly in Saint-Christoly-Médoc, next to the listed château stay

Château à Saint-Christoly-Médoc

Saint-Christoly-Médoc (Gironde) · A château stay in Médoc wine country

The restored guard tower of the ruined Château de Montgauger near Saint-Épain, about 300 m from the listed château; no free photo of the listed building exists

Château à Saint-Épain

Saint-Épain (Indre-et-Loire) · A château stay between Tours and Chinon

The Château de Lassay in Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes, about 400 m from the listing; the listing does not name its building

Château à Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes

Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes (Sarthe) · Château rental for groups, 16 guests, up to 50

The Romanesque church of Saint-Roch in Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac, the village landmark; no free photo of the château exists

Château à Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac

Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac (Gironde) · Whole château with pool, 25 min from Bordeaux

The 17th-century market hall in Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre; no free photo of the listed castle exists

Château à Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre · Five-bedroom castle let with pool, in Berry

The village hall and church of Varenne-Saint-Germain, the village of the château (no free photo of the house exists)

Château à Varenne-Saint-Germain

Varenne-Saint-Germain · Burgundy château let with pool, billiards and playground

The Romanesque church of Saint-Christoly-Médoc, 500 m from the property; no free photo of Château Art de Vivre exists

Château Art de Vivre

Saint-Christoly-Médoc (Gironde) · Médoc château stay with heated pool and whirlpool

The Loire seen from the bridge at Thouaré-sur-Loire, near Château Beausoleil

Château Beausoleil

Thouaré-sur-Loire · Riverside château let for up to 12, with private pool, near Nantes

The old bridge over the Gélise at Poudenas; no free photo of Château Cedre exists, so a village landmark is shown

Château Cedre

Poudenas (Lot-et-Garonne) · A twelve-bedroom château for up to 24 guests, with pool

The Château Colin at Manoncourt-sur-Seille, in the commune of Belleau, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Château Colin

Belleau (Meurthe-et-Moselle) · Villa on a château estate in the Seille valley

The south façade of the Château de Belet at Saint-Aquilin in the Dordogne

Château de Belet

Saint-Aquilin (Dordogne) · A night in a 15th-century castle with pool and garden

Old postcard of the Château de Birot at Béguey, a country house in the Gironde, from around 1900–1920

Château de Birot

Béguey (Gironde) · Château house among vineyards, with private pool and garden

The covered market of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, a short drive from the Château de Bissieux

Château de Bissieux

Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain) · Château stay with outdoor pool and regional breakfast

Château de Briquedalles at Sassetot-le-Mauconduit in Normandy

Château de Briquedalles

Sassetot-le-Mauconduit · A family château wing near the Alabaster Coast

The fortified farm of Charbogne, the Château de Charbogne, with its corner towers in the Ardennes

Château de Charbogne

Charbogne (Ardennes) · Gîtes in a fortified château with indoor heated pool

An early-20th-century illustration of the former Château de Charfetain at Brullioles

Château de Charfetain

Brullioles (Rhône) · 17th-century estate with outbuildings, west of Lyon

The Château de Grisy at Vendeuvre in Calvados, a 16th-century Norman château

Château de Grisy

Vendeuvre (Calvados) · Historic Norman château let for up to 25 guests, in the Dives valley

The Château de Heuqueville, a limestone-and-brick country house in the Eure

Château de Heuqueville

Heuqueville (Eure) · Seven-person gîte at a historic château between Giverny and Rouen

Château de Mairy, also known as Château de Jaques, in Mairy-sur-Marne in the Marne department

Château de Jaques

Omey (Marne) · Château holiday let, 15 bedrooms, up to 31 guests

The Odet river in Quimper, Brittany, near Château de Kerivoal (no free photo of the château exists)

Château de Kerivoal

Quimper (Finistère) · Château holiday home on 3 hectares of grounds

The village of Najac in the Aveyron, a few kilometres from Château de Lavezon (no free photo of the property exists)

Château de Lavezon

La Fouillade (Aveyron) · Château with pool and tennis, 12 bedrooms

The Château de Ravenel in the Oise, seen from the Rue du Château

Château de Ravenel

Ravenel (Oise) · Holiday lets on a château estate, pets welcome

Old postcard of the Château de Scalibert in the Tarn

Château de Scalibert

Teyssode (Tarn) · Château stay with breakfast, library and garden

The village of Castelreng in the Aude, close to Château de Tournou; no free photo of the house itself exists

Château de Tournou

Castelreng (Aude) · Château holiday home for 15 with private infinity pool

The neoclassical Château de Tressé at Pouancé in Maine-et-Loire

Château de Tressé

Pouancé (Maine-et-Loire) · Château hotel with park, spa and two pools

The village church of La Chapelle-Gaudin, about a kilometre from Château de Vermette; no free photo of the château exists

Château de Vermette

Argentonnay (Deux-Sèvres) · A château of 1520 for stays, weddings and seminars

The Château de Villeclare in Palau-del-Vidre, seen from the north-west

Château de Villeclare

Palau-del-Vidre · A château stay with vineyard, garden and seasonal pool

The village centre of Manthelan in Touraine, near Château des Usages

Château des Usages

Manthelan (Touraine) · Château rental near Loches and the Loire châteaux

The hillsides of the Pont-Barré nature reserve above the Layon valley, close to the Château du Breuil; no free photo of the château exists

Château du Breuil

Beaulieu-sur-Layon · A château stay with garden, library and terrace in Anjou

Old engraving titled “Ancien château du Mas”, Bessenay, from an illustrated dictionary of the communes of the Rhône; no modern free photo of the property exists

Château du Mas

Bessenay · A château stay in the hills west of Lyon, with Wi-Fi and laundry

Beuzevillette in the Pays de Caux with a flowering flax field; village view, as no free photo of the château exists

Château gîte in Beuzevillette

Beuzevillette (Seine-Maritime) · Large château gîte for up to 28 guests

Château-Figeac, a wine estate in Saint-Émilion about 600 m from Château Grand Cru; no free photo of the house itself exists

Château Grand Cru

Saint-Émilion · Five-bedroom holiday house for up to 10, with heated pool

The 16th-century bell tower of the church of Saint-Martin in Longny-au-Perche, a landmark near the château (no free photo of the château exists)

Château in Longny les Villages

Longny les Villages (Orne) · Family château in the Perche with garden and games room

The church of Saint-Sulpice in Machemont, rebuilt in 1930, a landmark of the village (no free photo of the château exists)

Château in Machemont

Machemont (Oise) · A quiet castle-style stay with garden, near Compiègne

The Château de Pleinbosc, a 16th-century manor house a few kilometres from Les Hauts-de-Caux

Château Loyd & Spa

Les Hauts-de-Caux · Boutique château hotel in the Pays de Caux, near Yvetot

A historic postcard view of Château Malescasse in Lamarque, from the early 20th century

Château Malescasse

Lamarque (Médoc) · Four-bedroom château holiday let near the Gironde estuary

The Château de Laugerie at Feytiat, a château of the late 17th and early 18th century near Limoges

Château near Limoges

Near Limoges · Self-catering château with garden, playground and five bathrooms

The Château d’Ordières at Benest, the nearest château to Château Paradis

Château Paradis

Benest (Charente) · 28-bedroom château for groups, with pool and garden

The priory church of Saint-Martial in Ruffec, a historic landmark close to Château Roussignol

Château Roussignol

Le Blanc (Indre) · Twelve-bedroom waterside château for 28, with heated pool

A pond in the Sologne, the forest-and-lake landscape around Nouan-le-Fuzelier; no free photo of the Domaine de Malvaux itself exists

Domaine de Malvaux

Nouan-le-Fuzelier (Sologne) · Large holiday home for 15 with heated pool and garden

The gatehouse of the former Cistercian abbey of Vauluisant at Courgenay, which gives the estate its name; the photo shows the abbey, not the gîte

Domaine de Vauluisant

Courgenay (Yonne) · Gîte for 32 guests, named after a Cistercian abbey

The brick belfry of Crécy-sur-Serre, the Tour de Crécy, a short walk from the Domaine du Pré Dieu

Domaine du Pré Dieu

Crécy-sur-Serre (Aisne) · Château-style stay on the river with indoor pool and spa

The town hall of Puymirol, the medieval bastide village near the Gîte de Bellecombe

Gîte de Bellecombe, Puymirol

Puymirol (Lot-et-Garonne) · Self-catering château gîte with pool and garden

General view of the village of Brix in the Cotentin, Normandy

La Botanique, Brix

Brix (Manche) · A charming gîte in a château in the Cotentin

The church of Livarot, the nearest town about 3 km from La Hanoudière Estate

La Hanoudière Estate

Near Livarot-Pays-d’Auge · Private estate in cheese country, with three bathrooms

La Tour d'Avance, the stone keep of the former Hospitaller commandery at Fargues-sur-Ourbise

La Tour d'Avance

Fargues-sur-Ourbise · A listed Hospitaller commandery tower with pool and garden

The village hall of Echinghen, the village where La Tour de la Claustrale stands; no free photo of the tower itself exists

La Tour de la Claustrale

Echinghen · A self-catering stay in a historic tower near Boulogne-sur-Mer

Château Balac, a listed country house near Saint-Laurent-Médoc, shown because no free photo of the loft’s château exists

Le Loft du Château Saint Laurent

Saint-Laurent-Médoc (Gironde) · Loft-style stay with pool, sauna and gym, near Pauillac

Château Layauga-Duboscq, a wine estate in Queyrac, shown because no free photo of the manor exists

Le Manoir Lacustre Médoc

Queyrac (Gironde) · Large lakeside manor for 15–22 guests, with pool and tennis

General view of the village of L’Étoile in the Jura, shown because no free photo of the house exists

Le Petit Château, L’Étoile

L’Étoile (Jura) · Stone holiday house with fireplace in a wine village near Lons-le-Saunier

General view of the village of Satillieu in the Ardèche; no free photo of the manor house itself exists

Maison de maître à Satillieu

Satillieu (Ardèche) · Manor house let with heated pool, garden and terrace

The Château de Villers-Châtel, a listed château about 4 km from Camblain-l’Abbé

Manoir de Camblain

Camblain-l’Abbé (Pas-de-Calais) · Honeymoon suite in a manor house with whirlpool

The Manoir du Plessis in Savonnières, a listed manor house of the 16th and 18th centuries in Touraine

Manoir du Plessis

Savonnières (Touraine) · Listed 16th-century manor house, private let near Villandry

The Château-bas, or Palais des Princes, in Sedan, the monument beside which the Prince Cupidon apartment is located

Prince Cupidon

Sedan (Ardennes) · Self-catering apartment beside the Palais des Princes and fortress

The site of the former Saint-Amand abbey in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, close to the manor house

Private Spa Suite in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) · Manor house spa suite with sauna and whirlpool

Italy (11)

Scotland (7)

England (6)

Ireland (4)

Spain (4)

Belgium (3)

Czechia (3)

Austria (2)

Sweden (2)

Denmark (1)

Netherlands (1)

Switzerland (1)

Sources & image credits

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Appleby Castle – Stephen Craven (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Langley Castle Hotel – Ken Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Bickleigh Castle Hotel – Smb1001 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Thornbury Castle – Adrian Pingstone (public domain) · Private Cotswolds Castle, Brailes – Stephen McKay (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Caverswall Castle – Samuel Hall Carter (public domain) · Glenskirlie House and Castle – Euan Nelson (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Hallgreen Castle – Andrew Wood (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Mansfield Castle Hotel – John Lucas (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Melville Castle – Shani Evenstein (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Finnie Castle – Davidkilpatrick (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Spedlins Castle – Lynne Kirton (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Exclusive Use Castle, Mauchline – Gordon Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Medieval Castle near Navan – Charles Mount (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Castle near Athlone – Jonathan Thacker (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Norman Castle near Navan – Andrew Parnell (CC BY 2.0) · Tower on Roaring Water Bay – Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Rocca di Camporgiano – Davide Papalini (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Castello Bonaria – Sailko (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Castello Macchiaroli – Vincenzo.biancamano (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Castello di Gabiano – Alessandro Vecchi (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Castello nelle Crete – Sailko (CC BY 3.0) · Cardaneto Castle – Geobia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Borgo Fontanini – Riccardololli (public domain) · Castle near Perugia – Terensky (CC BY 3.0) · Castle near Florence – Vignaccia76 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Castle in Niella Tanaro – Phalaenopsis Aphrodite (CC BY 2.0) · Chateau Soldà – Bbruno (public domain) · Castle Apartments in Aywaille – Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (CC BY 2.0) · Castle near Bastogne – Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (CC BY 2.0) · Castle in La Roche-en-Ardenne – JackyM59 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Manyosa – Sever Salvador (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Casa Dona Concha – Juan Antonio Muñoz Campos (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Castillos con encanto en El Robledo – Benito.garrido (public domain) · Castell de Llaés – Àlex (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Chateau Loucen Garden Retreat – Centipede (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rezidence Zámeček – Lubor Ferenc (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Chateau Herálec – Karelj (public domain) · Schloss Thalheim – Herzi Pinki (CC BY-SA 3.0 at) · Castle Berg Klösterle – Johann Jaritz (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Fort Vuren – HenkvD (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Marnand – Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Estrup Hovedgaard – Hjart (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bäckaskog Slott – jorchr (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Teleborgs Slott – Bysmon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Domaine de Malvaux – J. 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Le Ridant (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Le Manoir Lacustre Médoc – René Hourdry (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Tressé – Romain Bréget (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Hanoudière Estate – Marianne Casamance (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Domaine de Vauluisant – GFreihalter (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Labastide-d'Anjou – Jcb-caz-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Charbogne – Havang(nl) (CC0) · Le Loft du Château Saint Laurent – PA (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf – Gregofhuest (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Beausoleil – Chin844 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château in Longny les Villages – Unozoe (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Brocas – Claude Monfort (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Briquedalles – Paubry76 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Petit Château, L’Étoile – Wikipedro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Belet – Père Igor (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Saint-Épain – Jean-Charles Guillo (public domain) · Château du Breuil – Camille Touzé (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Loyd & Spa – Robert FERREOL (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château à Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac – William Ellison (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château Colin – Musicaline (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Tour de la Claustrale – Floflo62 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château à Varenne-Saint-Germain – Eponimm (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Marsais – Symac (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Prince Cupidon – HenriDavel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Maison de maître à Satillieu – François Bassaget (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château gîte in Beuzevillette – Arizonaman1 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Domaine du Pré Dieu – Phinou (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Hugleville-en-Caux – Pradigue (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Heuqueville – Giogo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Tour d'Avance – Sdo216 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château in Machemont – Litlok (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château des Usages – Skouame (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes – Eric Walter (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Bissieux – Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Private Spa Suite in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux – JackyM59 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Gîte de Bellecombe, Puymirol – Jacques Mossot (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Grand Cru – Ster3oPro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Birot – Unknown author (postcard, c. 1900–1920) (public domain) · La Botanique, Brix – Xfigpower (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Saint-Christoly-Médoc – René Hourdry (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Art de Vivre – Erdrokan (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Ravenel – P.poschadel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre – Floppy36 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Grisy – Roi.dagobert (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château Malescasse – Henry Guillier (public domain) · Château de Scalibert – Unknown (20th-century postcard) (public domain) · Château du Mas – E. de Rolland & D. Clouzet (public domain) · Château de Tournou – Tybo2 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Charfetain – E. de Rolland & D. Clouzet (public domain) · Château de Vermette – FredSeiller (CC0) · Château de Kerivoal – Renegade at Dutch Wikipedia (public domain) · Château Cedre – MOSSOT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Lavezon – Jcb-caz-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Paradis – Rosier (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Villeclare – Palauenc05 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Roussignol – François GOGLINS (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Jaques – Garitan (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Manoir du Plessis – Joël Thibault (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Manoir de Camblain – Breizhrider (CC BY-SA 2.0 fr) · Château near Limoges – FoxCar (CC BY-SA 4.0).