The great chateaux of the Loire around Clenord Manor ...
Clenord Manor is perfectly sited to be the base to stay for a holiday to visit the great chateaux of the Loire Valley. The Manor is very near many of them.
Chateau de Chambord
The Chateau de Chambord is the largest French Renaissance chateau. You can visit the furnished royal apartments, see the panorama from the terraces, climb the double spiral staircase, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, and see a collection of 4500 items of art and tapestries from the Renaissance to the 19th Century.
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Chateau de Cheverny
The Cheverny Estate has been in the hands of the same family for over 6 centuries. In fact the Chateau de Cheverny has always been lived in. From the botanical gardens to the splendid interior of the chateau, from the kennels to the Tintin exhibition, and from the garden to wild woodland, a fantastic inheritance, living and authentic can be visited and discovered.
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Royal Chateau de Blois
The Royal Chateau de Blois embodies a real synthesis of the architectural art and history of the chateaux of the Loire. Residence of 7 kings and 10 queens of France it is a testament to Courtly life in the Renaissance. Classified as “Museum of France” it holds more than 30,000 works of art. The Fine Arts Museum is set in the Louis the 12th wing.
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Chateau de Beauregard
Discreet and elegant, the Chateau de Beauregard is one of the most surprising treasures of the Loire Valley. It is great fun to visit. The 40 Ha (100 acres) park is classified “remarkable garden”. It contains one of the largest rose gardens of the Loire Valley and the “Portrait Garden” designed by Gilles Clément.
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Chateau de Troussay
The smallest of the chateaux of the Loire ... A mosaic of antique decors, the Chateau de Troussay is a 15th and 16th century “artistic folly”. You can visit the chateau, see the exhibitions, take a relaxing and surprising stroll through the English style landscaped garden, decorated with contemporary constructions.
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Chateau de Villesavin
Built in the 16th Century by Jean Le Breton, lord of Villandry and financial secretary to Francois 1st, who supervised the construction of the Chateau de Chambord, this fine Renaissance chateau introduces the classical style by the harmony and symmetry of its facades.
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Chateau de Fougères-sur-Bièvre
Built at the end of the 15th century, the chateau de Fougères-sur-Bièvre fulfils children’s idea of the typical castle complete with keep, machicolated curtain walls, and a fortified postern tower. Sited next to a river, with its chicken run and medievally inspired vegetable garden, it felicitously combines architectural heritage and nature...
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