Kingdom of castles

The Loire Valley is dreaming with famous vineyards, picturesque villages and so many charming, rural colors. It was here that imprinted many majestic monarchs of beautiful France in search of serenity and pastimes after a series of heavy working days in the palace. This is also the place to produce romance and even stealing affair. The Loire Valley is famous in the world for magnificent palaces that are considered one of the most witnessed areas of France.

Loire Valley

Connected by the Loire river meandering 1000km long Kingdom of castles stretching from New Orleans to Algers with historic cities such as Tours, Amboise, Blois and Sanmur.

Montrichard Church

Maintaining an important strategic position, the Loire valley has experienced the ups and downs of history: Once a colony of the Roman empire, the cradle of the French monastic regime in the fourth century, is the pleasure the thirst of the century-old Hung Attila, trampled by VIII-century Islamic invaders and the looting target of the encroachers of Norman in the 10th century.

From the 11th century, the Loire valley became a place of entertainment for the French monarchs, an idyllic Paris for hunting wild animals or for kings who wanted to forget the affairs of the Dynasty with love affairs. exciting. The Renaissance began in the sixteenth century with the birth of many magnificent palaces adorned with beautiful gardens surrounded. The seventeenth century erased traces of fortresses and outposts of anti-invasion defense erected in the middle of the 10th and 11th centuries. Experiencing the French revolution in 1789 and two world wars, many castles remained almost intact, only some classic artworks were lost or destroyed.

Blois Castle

One of the most admired castles in the Loire Valley is Blois Castle built in 1391 by the Chatillon District, like a medieval fortress and becoming the Royal residence in 1498. During the court's closing Here, there are 15,000 people serving inside and outside the castle. Every icon in Blois has its own history. Francois I has a symbol of fire-breathing dragons; His mother's symbol is the swan being pierced by the arrow and Louis VII is the hedgehog.

Chambord, the largest castle in the Loire valley built by Francois I in 1539 Italian architecture , features the style of the famous artist Léonardode Vina, including 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces. Accidentally visiting this castle, King Carlos V of Spain utterly touched, "Chambord is the crystallization of the efforts of all humanity". Today, this castle also houses a priceless art collection, one of the most attractive to tourists. Chrverney Castle near Blois and Chambord also retains historical values ​​such as the magnificent bed of the King with unique patterns and carvings and some precious carpets from the 17th century. There is also a gallery of thousands of sets of deer antlers and world-famous dog kennels with the largest kennels locked up to 70 dogs.

Chambord Castle

Chammont Castle

Once flattened, Chammont Castle looked like a fortress built by the Cardinal of Amboise in the fifteenth century , having witnessed many romantic romantic love for centuries and a stealthy affair. was discovered. It is here, the astrologer of Cathrine de Medici predicted the sudden death of her three sons. And in this castle in 1560, too painful with the departure of her husband Henri II, Catherine was furious, giving full of Diane de Poiters, her husband's mistress. It was dubbed the "six-woman castle".

Chenonceaux is rated by Henri II as one of the kingdom's most beautiful and luxurious castles. For many historical periods, this castle was home to many women, but the most famous of these was Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henry II, and she was 20 years older than him. Completely built in 1536, Villandry is the last of the great Renaissance castle located on the banks of the Loire River, famous for its beautiful gardens, a magnificent geometric mosaic.

Chenonceaux Castle

Not far from Villandry, on the side of the mysterious dark black Chinon forest , Dusse Castle is said to be the "Sleeping Beauty" palace . It was also built in the 15th century in a medieval castle style. Dusse was the inspiration of many poems and fairy tales.

Villandry Castle

Ambois Royal Castle was built in the XV century next to a medieval fortress , where Chalrles XVIII was born and breathed its last.

Strolling along the banks of the Loire River, the Kingdom of Castles gradually emerged as a population of 120 large and small castles. The splendor of the castles plus the cloudy sky, charming water colors make visitors recall the history of the French Royal and the romances of the kings for centuries. Today, some castles have turned into hotels serving tourists. There, visitors can enjoy fine wines and the best French cuisine.