Dominating the town of Gien and the Loire, the current castle was built from 1482, on the site of an old medieval fortress, at the request of Anne de Beaujeu. The latter left its mark on the city and transformed the castle into a Renaissance building with a more decorative architecture. François I, Catherine de Medici, Charles IX or Louis XIV and his court stayed there. In the 19th century, the Department bought the monument which became an administrative building before finding its vocation as a museum as it has become today.

Monument historique, Musée de France, Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Musée, salle d'exposition

By the RD2007 Direction of Nevers, then D940 (ex RN940) By the RD2060 Exit Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, then follow the signs