Castle valence is located in the French Department of Indre. The castle is situated on a hill above a small river Nahón.

In the XII century on the site of the castle was a medieval fortress, and the modern construction of the building began in 1540, when the land was bought by the family of financiers d Printmaking. The castle was built following the example of one of the most famous castles of the Loire Valley – Chambord, but the construction wasn't finished until the XVIII century.

In 1719 the castle of valençay has acquired a Scottish banker John law, and in 1803 by decree of Napoleon Bonaparte, the castle became the property of his Minister of foreign Affairs Talleyrand. Here hosted high-profile guests, including the king of Spain Ferdinand VII, who spent six years as a prisoner in this castle. He was released only in 1813, when this peace Treaty is the name of the castle of valençay.

Running Talleyrand castle flourished. Special popularity he enjoyed also thanks to the culinary masterpieces of the "king of chefs" - Marie-Antoine careme, servant of the great Minister. Talleyrand died in 1838 and was buried in a small chapel in the castle Park. Castle valençay was owned by his descendants for over a hundred years until in 1952 the genus of Talleyrands is not interrupted. In 1979, the castle came into the possession of the Association of historical castles in France.

Being a family of German nobility and heirs of the Dukes of Sagan, the Talleyrands been able to protect the castle valence during the Nazi occupation. During the Second world war the castle was treasured masterpieces from the Louvre Museum Venus de Milo and Nike of Samothrace.

Despite the fact that the construction of the castle valence lasted over two hundred years, his appearance made in the same style. Round Western tower and a Central donjon of the castle was completed in the XVI century. In their architecture recognizable elements of defensive structures, typical for the middle Ages, but the placement of Windows and the Windows themselves belong to the Renaissance. The dome of the West tower was completed later and is made in the Empire style. The West wing-specific their roofs with attics, typical of French architecture of the XVII century.

Inside the castle is decorated in the Empire style. In the castle of valençay about hundreds of rooms, a quarter of which used to be the apartment of the Duc de Talleyrand. In the West wing now houses a Museum of Talleyrand, which previously housed in the wing. To visit also, there is a room crowned prisoner of the castle – the king of Spain Ferdinand VII.

Castle Valencay is one of the most beautiful castles of the Loire Valley. The famous writer George sand noted the beauty of not only the castle, but the Park around it. Interesting and English Park, developed in the early XX century and occupies about 40 hectares of land, and that's not counting the vineyards of Talleyrand. In parks there are many exotic animals, including peacocks and llamas.