Loire Valley Castles
作者：lolita 地方：海外地区 欧洲 发布时间：2007-02-11 18:34:49 已经有146人阅读过
Loire Valley, known as "the Garden of France", was the favorite residence of Kings of France during the Renaissance period .They made this peaceful countryside the setting for their dreams. Thus was born the Renaissance in France .The kings surrounded themselves with the greatest artists and architects of this era. This is the "country of thousand castles" : not only Royal Castles and Renaissance Palaces ,National Museum and Large magnificent Chateaux , but also : Manors ,Middle Age‘s Castles and Fortresses , small "Fairy tales" Manors ,mansions , Private Castles ,Chateaux Hotels ,"Self Catering" Castles , luxurious old houses , medieval cities, towers ,bastions ,fortified farms and churches ,abbeys ,cathedrals...It is worth driving at random in Loire Valley , Touraine ,Sologne ,Poitou,Berry and discover castles, castles ,castles ...more castles.
Azay le Rideau :The Azay le Rideau Castle ,one of the purest creation of the Renaissance, was built on an island of the Indre River ,ideal setting for an architectural jewel.
Chateau de Chambord :" Chambord is truly royal ,royal in its great scale, its grand air, its indifference to common consideration " (Henry James) .It combined the dream of King François I with the imagination of Leonardo de Vinci.The result is a real "mathematisation" of architecture ,a grandiose creation :440 rooms ,a fabulous double staircase ,a unique roof terrace
Chenonceau Castle :"Le Chateau des Dames" ,built on a bridge across river Cher .King Henry II gave it to his Favorite Diane de Poitiers .When he died in a tournament ,his widow the queen Catherine de Medici forced Diane to give up Chenonceau for Chaumont sur Loire.
Chateau de Chaumont : massive fortress overlooking the River Loire
Cheverny Castle :17 th Century castle , built all at the same time with a classical facade .This Chateau has a rare unity of style in architecture and decoration.
The Royal Palace of Amboise, elegant renaissance castle built on an old fortress .
Chateau de Villandry and his perfect formal gardens, The Chateau d’Ussé , real dream castle , home of the "Sleeping Beauty", Loches fortress and royal apartments.
Blois superb Renaissance castle with its thousand windows and magnificent staircase ,The medieval city of Chinon ,the feudal fortress of Langeais, Montreuil-Bellay , Angers , Luynes , Chateau de Brissac ,the "Giant of Loire Valley" , the Fontevrault Abbey .
The Romanesque church of Saint Savin ,in Poitou, with 11th-century wall paintings listed by UNESCO as a "Historical Monument of Worldwide Importance", the fortified abbey of Nouaillé Maupertuis , the 3 Romanesque churches of Melle ,the city of Silver , Saint Maurice la Clouère ... and many, many other castles Valencay , Gué-Péan , Chateau du Moulin , Montrichard, Saint-Aignan , Gençay , Chateau de la Guillonnière , Pocé sur Cisse , Dissay , Chateau Larcher , Chambonneau
Azay le Rideau :The Azay le Rideau Castle ,one of the purest creation of the Renaissance, was built on an island of the Indre River ,ideal setting for an architectural jewel.
Chateau de Chambord :" Chambord is truly royal ,royal in its great scale, its grand air, its indifference to common consideration " (Henry James) .It combined the dream of King François I with the imagination of Leonardo de Vinci.The result is a real "mathematisation" of architecture ,a grandiose creation :440 rooms ,a fabulous double staircase ,a unique roof terrace
Chenonceau Castle :"Le Chateau des Dames" ,built on a bridge across river Cher .King Henry II gave it to his Favorite Diane de Poitiers .When he died in a tournament ,his widow the queen Catherine de Medici forced Diane to give up Chenonceau for Chaumont sur Loire.
Chateau de Chaumont : massive fortress overlooking the River Loire
Cheverny Castle :17 th Century castle , built all at the same time with a classical facade .This Chateau has a rare unity of style in architecture and decoration.
The Royal Palace of Amboise, elegant renaissance castle built on an old fortress .
Chateau de Villandry and his perfect formal gardens, The Chateau d’Ussé , real dream castle , home of the "Sleeping Beauty", Loches fortress and royal apartments.
Blois superb Renaissance castle with its thousand windows and magnificent staircase ,The medieval city of Chinon ,the feudal fortress of Langeais, Montreuil-Bellay , Angers , Luynes , Chateau de Brissac ,the "Giant of Loire Valley" , the Fontevrault Abbey .
The Romanesque church of Saint Savin ,in Poitou, with 11th-century wall paintings listed by UNESCO as a "Historical Monument of Worldwide Importance", the fortified abbey of Nouaillé Maupertuis , the 3 Romanesque churches of Melle ,the city of Silver , Saint Maurice la Clouère ... and many, many other castles Valencay , Gué-Péan , Chateau du Moulin , Montrichard, Saint-Aignan , Gençay , Chateau de la Guillonnière , Pocé sur Cisse , Dissay , Chateau Larcher , Chambonneau
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