Location: Pierrefonds (Hauts-de-France).The château is surrounded by a beautiful French Garden designed by André Le Nôtre an English Garden, and a hamlet similar to the one in Versailles – Click here to buy tickets to Château de Chantilly There’s also an impressive library and lecture room with an extensive collection of medieval manuscripts and ancient books.Īfter visiting the château, explore the magnificent gardens. The Musée Condé hosts the second most extensive collection of artwork in France, only second to the Louvre artworkin Paris. Henry d’Orléans installed in the château his collections of paintings, drawings, and old books, known today as the Musée Condé. The current castle was rebuilt after the French Revolution by Henry d’Orléans, penultimate son of King Louis-Philippe I and the estate’s heir. Besides, Chantilly is well connected to Paris by train, making a beautiful day trip out of Paris.

Finally, don’t miss the surrounding gardens with beautiful fountains and ponds – Click here to buy tickets to Château de FontainebleauĬhâteau de Chantilly is not a royal castle, but its picturesque setting, gardens, and architecture will likely steal your heart. The exquisite Renaissance Rooms, decorated in the 1500s under King François I and King Henry II’s supervision, are worth the entry alone. Since then, his successors enlarged and embellished this former keep, turning it into one of the most beautiful castles in France.Ĭhâteau de Fontainebleau has fantastic rooms and halls richly decorated with the best materials and fabrics. King Louis VII was the first king to build a castle (a keep) in Fontainebleau in the 12th century. Since the Middle Ages, the forest of Fontainebleau was a hunting place for the royals and nobles. Château de Fontainebleau was the French Kings’ home during their hunting getaways in the forest of Fontainebleau. TIP: This day top-rated tour from Paris visits Château de Fontainebleau and Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte in one dayĬhâteau de Fontainebleau is another famous château in France. Location: Fontainebleau (Ile-de-France).

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