Château de Valençay

You're standing at the Château de Valençay, on the edge of a plateau above the little Nahon river. Start with the western corner. There's a huge round tower topped with a dome. The central block looks like a medieval keep, with a slender tower on each corner. Those battlements are fake, by the way. They were meant to give the place a tough medieval look, just like at Chambord. But all those big windows and dormers give away its Renaissance roots.