Since 2007, the entire estate of chaumontsurloire has been transferred to the administrative region of centre and covers 21 hectares comprising the castle, the stables, the ornamental garden, a vast woodland and meadows. The inspiration for moulinsart castle came from the tintin books, which you may have read. Chateau of chenonceau royal chateau of amboise closluce chaumont surloire. Chateau of chambord chateau of cheverny chateau of blois. Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. The chateaux of blois, chambord, chaumontsurloire and cheverny open their doors. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens.
A long biking weekend of holidays in the loire valley. The chateau boutique has publications on the chateau of chaumontsurloire, the chateaux of the loire and the history of france, as well as specialised publications on various contemporary art exhibitions put on at the domain. The chateau or castle chaumont, between blois and amboise, france, is located on a hill overlooking the loire river with a panoramic view of the loire valley. Heritage, art and gardens make for a unique visit within the circuit of the loire valley castles. The castle was founded in the 10th century by odo i, count of blois. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide.
At each epoch of french history the chateau has been owned, rented or visited by significant persons in french and european history. Situated on the banks of the loire river, the castle. The chateau boutique next door features books on the chateau and other chateaux in the loire, in addition to childrens books, hobbies, and. From blois to amboise, ride along the loire a velo bike paths and discover frances most. Scale architectual paper model jeanmarie lemaire on. After pierre damboise rebelled against louis xi, the king ordered the castles destruction. Come to chaumontsurloire then, and you are in for a stroll quite unlike any other, around 32 hectares of grounds and a chateau ideally located on the loire. Does jacques leray chaumont still haunt chaumont castle. You will need several hours to see the chateau and gardens. Unfortunately, the princess of broglie was forced to sell the castle in 1938 to the state due to her financial problems. The chateau was founded by odo 1 973996, count of blois. En 1465, louis xi fait bruler et raser le chateau qui sera reconstruit quelques annees plus tard.
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