Chateau Tintin

Visiting chateau de cheverny in the loire valley of france might just be a highlight of your trip.

Chateau tintin. It is an extensive area and be prepared to walk a lot. In these books the two outermost wings are not present but the remaining central tower and two wings are almost identical. Célèbre château de la loire il a inspiré hergé pour la réalisation de la demeure de tintin. Buildings gardens and items are very well maintained and they covered several years of french history.

The pairing of a tintin exhibit and the cha teau de cheverny is in fact a natural one. The belgian artist herge ne georges remi created the tintin comic book series in 1929 and as that series developed over the years herge had one of his characters inherit a castle called cha teau de moulinsart. The belgian comic book creator hergé used cheverny as a model for his fictional château de moulinsart marlinspike hall in english in the adventures of tintin books. The original french name of the hall moulinsart is derived from sart moulin a village near braine l alleud in walloon brabant belgium.

Known for its richly decorated interior and its connection to the tintin comic books it was the inspiration for captain haddock s marlinspike hall this gleaming french castle is the only family occupied chateau open to the public.