Château de Chenonceau

The history of Château de Chenonceau is defined by an almost uninterrupted succession of women who built, embellished, protected, restored and saved it. The first castle is a medieval castle from the 12th and 13th centuries, of which only the keep remains: the Tour des Marques. The castle in its current form was built between 1513 and 1517, by Thomas Bohier and especially his wife, Catherine Briçonnet.