Comments on: Five Chateaux in France

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:11:11 +0000

This is really funny you know because I live in la vallée de la Loire (I am french, in live in Tours) and through my childhood I got so (how do you say ?) “castled out” (meaning I got sick just at the idea of visiting a new castle, right ? ), I never really enjoyed this. But I guess architecture is not a thing you’re fond of when you’re a kid.

I started enjoying these castles last year, when my friends and I started making bike rides by the Loire (when I turned 18). Let me tell you the nicest one to see from the outside is le château de Chenonceau, which is à cheval (like a bridge) on each side of the river

It is quite cool to know you guys liked these pieces of culture. I have never visited le château d’Usse but it seems cool, maybe I’ll go. I agree with someone who said Versailles is just too full of people. Big crowds and long queues, arrhh. But the inside is dreamy : the furniture is still at its place, each room made me daydream about my previous princess life for a few seconds.

Beautiful pics, especially the one of the château d’Usse, you made me want to go there. (Sorry if I made mistakes I tried really hard no to ahah)

Thanks for popping by to comment. You’re lucky to live so close to these wondferul castles.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:04:36 +0000

I visited a number of these chateaux years ago and now that I live in France, am hoping to get back to the Loir Valley to share them with my daughters. They are half French and I’ve wondered if they’ll experience the same awe I experienced at first seeing these castles.

I‘ll just bet they will. Every little girl likes to dream of living in a big castle!

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By: Jen Laceda

Jen Laceda — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:57:59 +0000

Sigh…I haven’t visited this part of France yet. It would be a nice trip for me and the family. Perhaps, so biking in the countryside…Lovely collection of chateaux.

I think that would be a great way to visit, Jen. Let me know when you are going

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By: Tom Greenwood

Tom Greenwood — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:48:41 +0000

We visited Chateau de Chenanceau and found it absolutely magical. Great place for a walk by the river too.
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They all look so beautiful Tom…I don’t know how I would choose. Or perhaps I wouldn’t have to – just visit them all

By: Fiona

Fiona — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:12:08 +0000

I visited Villandry many many years ago – absolutely beautiful gardens. Actually the whole Loire Valley is gorgeous. Must go back some time.

By: Robin @ My Melange

Robin @ My Melange — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:29 +0000

@ French Holiday – Sounds like everyone could find a favorite with 18 to choose from

@ Gray – I know. Can you imagine. I imagine hunters dressed in camo perched up in a tree- lot living in oppulance

@ Thomas – Thanks for the nice words. We had just mentioned Chenonceau in another Loire Valley post, so we wanted to highlight some others. But I hope readers will take your advice and visit that one as well. So many to visit, so little time

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:35:03 +0000

A great collection, and I have visited each one. But, I would definitely have château de Chenonceau in my top 5

By: Gray

Gray — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:56:19 +0000

Gorgeous. The fact that some of these places were used as mere “hunting lodges” cracks me up. Wow, they really had to rough it, huh?
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By: Frenchholiday

Frenchholiday — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:06 +0000

Lovely pictures and a nice article.

It’s easy to get château’d out in the Loire Valley. We have 18 châteaux within 1 hours of us here at Les Mortiers. They are just beautiful!

By: Robin @ My Melange

Robin @ My Melange — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:54:17 +0000

@Alison Thanks for sharing a link to those photos!

@Linda It is funny, I would think you would be castled out after all of those

@Kathleen Sounds lovely. That driveway sounds like great anticipation.

@Amy I hope you make it to all of them – they all seem worth a visit