Sightseeing: Le Château de Chémery

The Château de Chémery is only a 20-minute drive north of Saint-Aignan and a 25-minute drive from the Château de Villesavin. It was built starting in the 13th century and is completely surrounded by a moat. It's privately owned.

Not much is known about the Château de Chémery because the building was heavily damaged and pillaged during the French Revolution. The Cadogan guidebook for the Loire Valley says of it that it has become very dilapidated, adding that "its courageous owners have taken on the battle to try and save some of this little castle's dignity, patching it up as best they can" and running it as a B and B.