Loir-et-Cher

Travel tips for Loir-et-Cher (4)

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  Château de Chambord

  The largest and most extravagant of the Loire châteaux, built from 1519 for King François I as a hunting lodge.

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  Château Royal de Blois

  Home to seven kings and ten queens of France, this royal château in the centre of Blois shows four centuries of French architecture around …

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  Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre

  A little fortified château of the late 15th century, between a castle and a country house, with towers, a keep and a courtyard opening onto…

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  Château de Talcy

  A small, peaceful château in the farmland north of Blois, with an orchard and conservatory of old fruit varieties.