7 spectacular French châteaux you can rent on Airbnb

Just look at that big, beautiful 900-year-old tower. Ain’t it glorious? Comes with tapestries, chandeliers, a library and its own bit of parkland as standard.

Easily reachable from Paris, not only has this one got that all-important moat – it’s also got 22 bedrooms, 34 bathrooms, a spa, a theatre, a wine cellar and medieval prison cells in the basement. Y’know, just in case you happen to go on holiday with any sworn enemies.

A relatively new (nineteenth century) and relatively small (only sleeps 21 people) pad, this one’s best for its spectacular views down Brittany’s côte de granit rose, or pink granite coast.

Several swimming pools? A 15 hectare park? Yer own chef? And all tastefully renovated by a former creative director at Dior? Check, on all accounts.

This one’s a little more rough ’n’ rustic than the glammed-up likes of some of the others here, but that’s to be expected. It is, after all, a real-deal Renaissance castle.

Surrounded by the Cevennes mountains, with the Luech river gently rolling past and on a hillside itself, this one’s all about the scenery – and, luckily, it’s got a huge terrace from which to take it all in.

Plonked in a park designed by Mary de Tocqueville (wife of famed French aristocrat/writer/historian Alexis), this château has a very modern charm despite spanning three centuries of building styles.