Chateau de Chenonceau Chenonceaux

Chenonceaux , Centre, France - Phone: 00 33 02 47 23 90 07
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    Traveler Rating 4.50
    691 reviews 2 travel blogs 51 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Castle, Garden, Museum complex

TravelPod Member ReviewsChateau de Chenonceau Chenonceaux

  • Beautiful chateau

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    tina_nixon 11 contributions Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Australia May 23, 2013

    Known as the Chateau des Dames, the chateau sits on a bridge over the river Cher. The Chateau is a testament to the different owners over the centuries with different rooms reflecting the different owners. The gardens are lovely to walk around.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Chateau de Chenonceau Spoilt by crowds

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    scotty1957 5 contributions Australia May 6, 2013

    The chateau itself is very well worth the trouble. A fantastic setting with many different areas of interest. The chateau has the more regal "upstairs" area with its grand rooms and also the kitchens. An interesting history as the Ladies' chateau. Played an important role in WWII as the chateau sat right on the border between occupied France and "Free France". Unfortunately, the experience was ruined by the number of visitors. The management had allowed in so many people that it was standing room only. Pick the time you visit, possibly at lunchtime.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Mistress vs widow residence

    5

    mommajoyheido 4 contributions Oklahoma City, United States Aug 9, 2012

    King Henry II donated this chateaux to his favorite lady Diane de Potiers who built the famous bridge on the River Cher.
    Catherine de Medici removed Diane when King Henry died. Built her own competing gardens and made this the IN place to be.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Chateau de Chenonceau Chenonceaux

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    Chateaus and wine

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    Today we set off bright and early to do a chateau and winery tour. We decided to visit Chateau de Chenonceau which was built in the 16th century, Chateau du Clos-Luce which was built in 1471 and was home to Leonardo da Vinci in the last three years of his life and Marc Bredif Winery which included a tour of their wine cellar that was built in the …

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    Kasstélyok, kastélyok szépen ragyogjatok

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    Aránylag korrekt reggelit kaptunk, itt is a soklekváros verziót adták, bár erős negatívumként hatott, hogy nem adtak croissant. Mégis mit gondolnak, miért jön az ember Franciaországba?
    A házigazdánk által javasolt itiner alapján először a közeli montpouponi kastélyt néztük meg, de csak kívülről. Ez egy kisebb, magánkézben lév&# …

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    A Little Cultural Tour

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    As the weather was cooperating today, we took a little tour around the surrounding area.

    The first stop was the Chenonceau Castle, the quintessential French chateau. Throughout its history, the chateau has revolved around its female owners. The property was built in 1513 by Katherine Briconnet. The iconic extension across the Cher River …

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    Chateaux hopping day

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    I'm lost in French history but I do know this, some people had serious money in the 1500's and built incredible fortified digs. We toured chateaux Chambord which was incredibly huge with 400 rooms and enough fireplaces for every day of the year! Chambord is owned by the state of France and because it was used primarily for a hunting lodge, it sat …

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    Savonničres To Amboise

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    Route: Savonnieres to Amboise
    Distance: 48 km
    Distance travelled: 62km
    Average speed: 15 km/hr

    Woke to a beautiful morning in Savonnieres. Clear blue skies. We had to pass through Tours today. When we rode through Tours in 2011 we got lost in the burbs and it took us a lot of messing about to extricate ourselves. We were …

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    Chateaux crazy

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    Text to come...I'm cold and wet and need a hot shower …

  • 7

    The Loire Valley

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    30 July 2012

    We said a sad goodbye to Stefan at Zurich station and travelled by train back to Paris and then
    on to Tours in the Loire Valley. Once again, we dragged our luggage along the cobblesetoned streets to the Colbert Hotel, which was surprisingly clean and comfortable. Our hosts Emmanuelle and Olivier, were very gracious and …

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    “Gare du Nord” or “Guard it All"

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    Bonjour! We are in France now and Kelley is enjoying it much
    better this time around! Some of you may have heard our stories in the past of
    almost getting pick-pocketed (twice) on our honeymoon shortly after landing in
    Paris 10 years ago. Needless to say, it left an undesirable lasting impression
    on France! However, anxious to see …

Related BlogsChateau de Chenonceau Chenonceaux

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    Chateau's

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    After a lovely sleep in skippy as usual we had breakfast and walked over to the beautiful chateau de Chenonceau which was built over the river Cheer in the late 15th century. An amazing building with loads of history, with just as amazing gardens around ...

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    Chenonceaux - castle in the Loire Valley

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    ... TER 60861 10:11am arr. Chenonceaux 10:23am La Maison de Famille 49, rue du Docteur Bretonneau, 37150 Chenonceaux 10:31am Chenonceau Chateau 12:30pm finished touring Chateau and gardens 4:21pm dep. Chenonceaux 4:49pm arr. Tours 6:54pm dep. ...