un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qNibs8DzP86LyIlPgRVrMtQbcOAQ_NtqBvu0YQ5x5MhvWwLpEWAZh8t7nb1491vh3IRgCnI3o1X5e-FVp12gpsfeki0oOt__ftpQTFxWetIdmjP29FZFe22XeUV8MVY5HOqsmZjd_U0/s1600/2010+June+17+DSC_0405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chenonceau<br /><br /><br />At the edge of the Cher river,<br />this Chenonceau formal garden<br />offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with<br />urns and shrubs.<br /><br /><br />The castle grounds are a maze of<br />beautifully orchestrated plans<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Château de Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>37150, Chenonceau</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div></div>

un Jardin -- Château de Chenonceau

Chenonceau At the edge of the Cher river, this Chenonceau formal garden offers a carpet of flowers punctuated with urns and shrubs. The cast...

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Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9245414054/" title="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/9245414054_8d746ac7ae_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Maze</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the maze to the center you will be rewarded with the view from a heightened gazebo of the entire layout.   The design for this formal garden was created by Catherine de Médicis in the 16th century.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chenonceau is also known as the Château de Femmes for the succession of six powerful French knoblewomen, each of whom had an impact on the chateau over the period of four centuries.  The four caryatids seen in the background were added to the chateau by Catherine de Médicis and more recently added to "her" maze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Château de Chenonceau has nearly one million visitors every year, and with the exception of the Palace of Versailles, is the most visited castle in France. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">45000, Chenonceaux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(one hour by train from Paris - day trip)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

Château de Chenonceau The Maze Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the...

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