The Gardens at Château de Marqueyssac

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June 30th 2013
Geo: 44.8345, 1.16487 Today we visited Château de Marqueyssac, which is a 17th century chateau and gardens located at Vezac in the Dordogne. The château was built at the end of the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet de Marqueyssac, Counselor to Louis XIV. In the 1860s, the new owner, Julien de Cervel, began to plant thousands of boxwood trees, of which today there are over 150,000. H ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more