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The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. [1]
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
Grandeur awaits along one of France’s great rivers in the shape of manicured gardens, hills strewn with vineyards and elegant abodes
Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the château is attributed to the Tuscan architect Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may have also influenced the design. [1]
Château de Brézé is a small, dry-moated castle located in Brézé, near Saumur in the Loire Valley, France. The château was transformed during the 16th and the 19th centuries. The current structure is Renaissance in style, yet retains medieval elements including a drawbridge and a 12th-century troglodytic basement.
Château de Beauregard, viewed from the front. The Château de Beauregard is a Renaissance château in the Loire Valley in France.It is located on the territory of the commune of Cellettes, a little south of the city of Blois and a few miles from other famous Loire châteaux such as Cheverny.
Château de Trousse-Barrière Château d'Amboise Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil Château d'Azay-le-Rideau Château de Baronville Château de Châteaudun Château de Maintenon Château Saint-Jean in Nogent-le-Rotrou Château de Senonches Château de Blois Château de Bouges Château de Buranlure Château de Chambord Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire Château de Chenonceau Château de Gien Château de ...
The château is situated in the commune of Le Lude in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire and stands at the crossroads of Anjou, Maine and Touraine. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France , still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years.
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