This part of my Franc trip we visited a couple of château's(castles in English) and other cities o France. They are beautiful and so extravagant. People a few hundred years ago really knew how to be ostentatious!
This is the Château de Chambord it was used as a hunting lodge. Not really something you would picture a hunting lodge to be! It was the place to be during the time. It has 400 rooms and a gran staircase. Unfortunately, we did not go inside because we just made a quick stop to see it.
This is the winery we stopped at after the château. It has been in operation since 1500s!
Barrels of wine aging away!
It was in a cave because of the consistent temperatures they have.
We got to taste some wine, too! We tried 7 different types! hahah
I drank white, red, and sparkling wine!
Back on the bus to travel to our next destination!
We were traveling through the country side. The scenery made me want to go hiking!
The next Château we went to was Château de Chenonceau!
I was so excited to see this one! It was always my favorite château and getting to see it in person was breath-taking!
Throughout the garderns and courtyards of the castle there were roses!
The original castle consisted of several towers at each corner of the castle. This tower is all that remains today.
Each owner would add something to the castle. After the towers were destroyed, then later a large square castle was built to it. Then they built a bridge over the river with archers. After, the bridge galleries were built on top of the bridge to give it the look it has today, which you will see in later pictures. This is the shortened version of the story of Chenonceau, but it passed many owners throughout its existence.
The beautiful cathedral inside of Chenonceau.
This book is the archives of the château.
This is a view from the second floor gallery looking towards the massive garden.
The day we visited was so perfect!
A chamber inside of the castle! The rooms were very ornate!
Another large garden!
A large hallway leading off to the many rooms of the château.
These were on the ceilings in some of the rooms. If they didn't have this they would have another intricate symbol on the ceiling.
This garden was beautiful! Why can't we create something like this today?
The full view of Chenconceua! It was absolutely incredible! I loved how the water reflected it.
The castle also has trails and one of them led us to this labyrinth. It was shorter than I am, but it was still fun going through it.
L'escargot!!
The Château had other buildings it, too. They were mills and barns for the animals. This was a vegetable and flower garden.
A beautiful violet flower!
There were so many different flowers!
A view of Chenoncaue from a garden. It is so magical looking. I am glad in this picture you do not notice the people quite much so you can appreciate the beauty.
The other side of Chenonceau. It is amazing from every angle!
Thanks for looking at pictures of the castle I saw in France!
I hope you enjoyed them and I suggest you look up the history of them!
See you later!
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