HONORE DE BALZAC

A wonderful castle in the heart of Chateaubriant. I don’t know if at times you have to pay but I did not have to pay to visit. It’s a really pretty castle to see. Unfortunately, they have something going on when we visited with animation characters spread around the grounds that definitely detracts from the esthetic of the place. Also, when we visited a wall had recently collapsed (mid July 2023) and certain areas were closed to the public. Even with those two negatives I’d still highly recommend a visit.

With all my reviews of French places, please accept that I know far too little about what's normal locally and my language skills are almost nonexistent. So: how amazing is it that attractions like this are free here?! The grounds of this chateau were fun to explore, there were a couple of interior areas to look at, you could go up onto the walls and there was a fab interactive digital history exhibit in French and English. There are so many different ages and styles of building in this one structure. You could probably go around everything in an hour, maybe an hour and a half, so it's not a long visit but well worth it. There is also the town to walk into from here and a lovely waterside park just below the chateau.

A nice castle which you can visit for free, walk around and is nice, but a pity of the renovations being busy at that time. There was a friendly man working around.

Beautiful castel but most of the sections are closed unfortunately. I could only see the golden chamber inside the castle.

Second time we have visited, fab Château / castle. Lots of things to see, despite the fact some parts are out of bounds due to revocation. Very family friendly. Lovely town too xx

Fine for a wander round. Nice gardens

Charming chateau with beautiful grounds. A great place to stroll in the afternoon. Free bathrooms.

2 castles on 1 ground. Free to walk around. Must have been an impressive place in the early days.