Chenonceaux Chateau France
I can happily report that i was blown away with how much fun the loire valley is to explore.
Chenonceaux chateau france. View all attractions near chateau de chenonceau on tripadvisor. On the banks of france s fabled loire river château chenonceau has housed and hosted an astonishing number of famous and infamous people. The great driveway to chateau chenonceau. Chenonceaux is famous for its château which bridges the cher.
Attractions near chateau de chenonceau. The château de chenonceau is one of the most celebrated chateaux in the loire valley france. The estate of chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. Created in the early 1500 s by thomas bohier the chateau is now a historical site which greets its visitors every day with floral arrangements from the castle s onsite floral workshop.
Founded on the pilings of a mill in 1513 or 1515 by thomas bohier financial minister in normandy the château was completed in 1522 and represents a type of architecture transitional between gothic and renaissance. France s king henry ii gifted it to his elegant. Château renaissance masterpiece with architecture unique in the world the castle holds a rich museum collection. The history of the château de chenonceau is defined by a an almost uninterrupted succession of women who built embellished protected restored and saved it.
The château de chenonceau welcome you everyday of the year. I would have visited more chateau in the loire valley if i had time. 0 07 mi chenonceaux en bateau 0 54 mi office de tourisme autour de chenonceaux 0 46 mi eglise saint jean baptiste 0 45 mi poterie agny 0 49 mi chenoncau ultralight flight. Each chateau offered a totally different experience.
It is a short distance south east of amboise. Chenonceaux village indre et loire département centre région west central france on the right bank of the cher river. After all how different can one french castle be from the next. The first château was a medieval château dating from the 12th and 13th centuries of which only the dungeon remains.
It is one of the best known châteaux of the loire valley. The château de chenonceau french. Chateau de chenonceau near the small village of chenonceaux in the indre et loire département of the loire valley of france sits in a pretty setting literally on the cher river and surrounded by gardens on the adjacent terraces and river banks.