4. Chateau de Vaux-le-VicomteMaincy The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. Built between 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Chateau de ChambordChambord The Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King Francis I of France. 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 de Chambord is attributed, though with some doubt, to Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may also have been involved. Chambord was altered considerably during the twenty-eight years of its construction , during which it was o... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Château de Sully-sur-LoireSully Sur Loire The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The château was the seat of the Duke de Sully, Henri IV's minister Maximilien de Béthune , and the later dukes of Sully. It is a château-fort, a true castle, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Suivez le charismatique web-reporter de Seine-et-Marne Tourisme, dans les coulisses du château de Fontainebleau et de ses jardins. Découvrez l'histoire de ce merveilleux endroit, racontée par les experts locaux ! Pour réserver vos séjours à Fontainebleau, rendez-vous ici:
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Cette fois-ci je vous fais (re)découvrir l'un des sites les plus emblématiques d'Ile-de-France et mondialement connu : Fontainebleau, son château mais aussi et SURTOUT sa forêt !
J'ai personnellement craqué pour ce lieu enchanteur, aux ambiances si particulières. Habitant la région parisienne, c'est seulement récemment que j'ai découvert ce petit coin de paradis français.
La forêt de Fontainebleau, c'est une source d'inspiration, où l'on peut véritablement se ressourcer, grâce à de nombreuses activités. Marche à pied, randonnée, trail, et bien entendu, l'escalade de bloc !
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