France · 13th century
The Château du Touvet is a French castle built in the 13th century, with a garden à la française and a water garden built in the 18th century, located between Grenoble and Chambéry in the Isère Department of the Rhône-Alpes Region of France. The gardens are classified among the notable gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture. The chateau and gardens are privately owned, but open to the public.
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Château du Touvet ranks #6,945 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #639 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Annecy, 61 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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