Odyssey 2018 - The grand châteaux of the Loire Valley

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April 10th 2018

Published: April 12th 2018

Under cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall, today we enjoyed a full-day, semi-guided tour of three famous châteaux in the Loire Valley. We met our driver/guide, a very pleasant and knowledgeable young French lady, and a retired couple from, Vancouver Canada, in front of the tourism office at 9:00AM. In a matter of 20 minutes or less, we'd reached our first destination, the Château de Villandry... Read Full Entry

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Lunch at Château de Chenonceau

Ham and scalloped potatoes.

Château de Chenonceau

One of several working fireplaces in the château.

Chapel

Château de Chenonceau

Gallery

Château de Chenonceau

Château de Chenonceau

West facade of the château over the Cher river.

Bed chamber

Château de Chenonceau

"The Three Graces" (aka "The Bon-Bon Girls")

Charles-André van Loo (circa 1765). The three sisters pictured in the painting were presumed to have been mistresses of Louis XV, at various times, between 1732 and 1745: Louise Julie de Nesle, Pauline Félicité de Nesle and Marie Anne de Nesle.

Medici Gallery

Château de Chenonceau

View over the Cher river from a château gallery.

Portrait of Louis XIV

Château de Chenonceau

19th-century portrait

Château de Chenonceau

World War I memorial

Château de Chenonceau

Recreation of a hospital ward

Château de Chenonceau served as a military hospital during World War I.

Bedchamber

Château de Chambord

Double-helix staircase

Château de Chambord

Staircase detail

Château de Chambord

Ceiling detail

Château de Chambord

Salamander symbol of Francois I

Château de Chambord

Château de Chambord (northwest facade)

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"Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci"

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1818)

12th April 2018

joyce
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OMG!!!! I am in LOVE with this photo!!!!

12th April 2018

Jeni
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Castles, moats, and draw bridges, my kind of places! The gardens are so elaborate and look like fun mazes! I can’t believe how much you squeezed into one day, you are troopers! ?

14th April 2018

joyce
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Holy Castles!!!! My goodness the travels alone in just today!!! Glad all was a successful journey and safe fun.. Loved all the sites am sure even prettier than in pictures.

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