The chateaux of blois, chambord, chaumontsurloire and cheverny open their doors. Chateau of chambord chateau of cheverny chateau of blois. At each epoch of french history the chateau has been owned, rented or visited by significant persons in french and european history. The chateau or castle chaumont, between blois and amboise, france, is located on a hill overlooking the loire river with a panoramic view of the loire valley. You will need several hours to see the chateau and gardens.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. A long biking weekend of holidays in the loire valley. After pierre damboise rebelled against louis xi, the king ordered the castles destruction. Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. From blois to amboise, ride along the loire a velo bike paths and discover frances most. The chateau was founded by odo 1 973996, count of blois. Heritage, art and gardens make for a unique visit within the circuit of the loire valley castles. Scale architectual paper model jeanmarie lemaire on. The inspiration for moulinsart castle came from the tintin books, which you may have read. The chateau boutique next door features books on the chateau and other chateaux in the loire, in addition to childrens books, hobbies, and.
Situated on the banks of the loire river, the castle. Come to chaumontsurloire then, and you are in for a stroll quite unlike any other, around 32 hectares of grounds and a chateau ideally located on the loire. Children can end their journey with a visit to santa claus who will be waiting for them by. Since 2007, the entire estate of chaumontsurloire has been transferred to the administrative region of centre and covers 21 hectares comprising the castle, the stables, the ornamental garden, a vast woodland and meadows. The castle was founded in the 10th century by odo i, count of blois. Chateau of chenonceau royal chateau of amboise closluce chaumont surloire. En 1465, louis xi fait bruler et raser le chateau qui sera reconstruit quelques annees plus tard.
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