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Leader of the Free French, de Gaulle (1890–1970) came ashore at Juno Beach on 14 June 1944 to reclaim France for the French.
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Educated in Caen, Girondin sympathizer Corday (1768–93) killed radical revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in his bath.
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The château’s sumptuous interior has portraits of Napoleon and Wellington, confronting one another across the Waterloo Room. A hot-air balloon museum is housed in the stables.
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This glorious Baroque masterpiece, a frothy pile of pink brick and pale stone floating on its glassy moat, is perfectly complemented by the formal gardens that surround it.
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The monumental staircase is the star at this impressive yet charming Neo-Classical château.
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The interior of this handsome château set in an English-style park is graced by superb woodwork, tapestries and Empire furniture.
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This impressive moated château of stone and brick, built by François Mansart (whose uncle built Versailles) in the 1640s, has always been in the same family.
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This soldierly 17th-century château is owned by interior designer Jacques Garcia. On view are the kitchens, and lavish gardens inspired by mythology.
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The left wing is all that remains of the original Henri IV house. In the park is a splendid vaulted beech avenue known as La Cathédrale.
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The sloping roofs of this extraordinary-looking Renaissance château are taller than its walls.
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