Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
Built between 1518 and 1527, one of the foremost examples of early French Renaissance architecture. It stands on an island in the Indre, and its pale walls are mirrored in the still water around it.
- Where
- Azay-le-Rideau, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.2590, 0.4658
Get the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Château d'Azay-le-Rideau. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Centre-Val de Loire volume with your photos and a note.
Near Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
Château de Villandry 9.8 km
A grand Renaissance country house in the Loire Valley, best known for its gardens. Laid out in geometric beds, they include an ornamental kitchen garden where vegetables are planted in patterns of colour.
Château d'Ussé 13 km
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Fontevraud Abbey 32 km
A monastery founded in 1101 by the preacher Robert of Arbrissel, where communities of men and women lived under the rule of an abbess. Its abbey church holds the tombs of Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart.
Château de Saumur 41 km
A castle above the meeting of the Loire and the Thouet, first built in the 10th century by Theobald I, Count of Blois, as a stronghold against Norman raids. Its white towers appear in the famous medieval calendar of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.
Château d'Amboise 43 km
A royal château on a ridge above the Loire, taken by the crown in the 15th century and rebuilt as a favoured residence of the kings. Leonardo da Vinci is buried in its small Gothic Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Château du Clos Lucé 43 km
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Château de Chenonceau 46 km
A château that spans the river Cher on a row of arches, one of the best known in the Loire Valley. Shaped over the centuries by a line of women, among them Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de' Medici, its long gallery crosses the water.
Château de Chaumont 59 km
A castle above the Loire, founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois, and rebuilt by Charles I d'Amboise in the 15th. Its grounds host an international garden festival each year, with new show gardens from designers around the world.
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Questions
Where is Château d'Azay-le-Rideau?
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is in Azay-le-Rideau, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Château de Villandry (9.8 km), Château d'Ussé (13 km), Fontevraud Abbey (32 km).
How do I get the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Château d'Azay-le-Rideau and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Centre-Val de Loire volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Château d'Azay-le-Rideau before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Centre-Val de Loire volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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