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Château de Fontainebleau

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Château de Fontainebleau

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Location: Ile-de-France, France

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1. Tour du Château de Fontainebleau — voyage au temps de la Renaissance

6.30km

01:37

30m

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2. Rocher de Bouligny – Mare Lebaudy loop from Fontainebleau

11.7km

03:03

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Rocher de Bouligny – Château de Fontainebleau loop from Fontainebleau - Avon

14.4km

03:46

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Adrien

August 4, 2023

Emblematic Renaissance castle, truly associated with the history of François I, but also with many French monarchs up to Napoleon III (who was of course not king, but emperor of France).

A strong Italian influence, symptomatic of the Renaissance movement, can be observed in the architectural style of the castle itself as well as the park. This was a wish of Francis I.

The castle has been classified as a historic monument since 1862 and, with its park, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

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DerWandererMitHut

October 8, 2023

Today we visit Fontainebleau Castle.

We find a parking space not far from the castle and walk past the theater.

When we arrive at the gate, the building welcomes us like open arms with its expansive side wings.

The castle has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

The dimensions of the castle are revealed in the model.

The park railway is just arriving and we are in the Cour d’Honneur, the courtyard of honor.

While there was a castle here from the 13th century onwards, it was converted into a hunting lodge under Francis I in 1528, probably the first French Renaissance building.

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JakobusPilger

February 2, 2025

"Fontainebleau was built by King Louis IX in 998 as a simple hunting lodge in the heart of the "Ile de France", but it soon fell into oblivion. It was only when Francis I discovered his love for Fontainebleau and elevated it to a residence that the castle's real history began as the ancestral home of the French kings. Henry IV had the complex expanded and under Napoleon I the building was extensively restored as the first imperial residence."

With these words, a text on the media library's website introduces a 15-minute film (in German) about the UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you are interested, see => ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/fontainebleau-frankreich-folge-19/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS83MjQ1NTMy

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Location: Ile-de-France, France

Château de Fontainebleau

1. Tour du Château de Fontainebleau — voyage au temps de la Renaissance

2. Rocher de Bouligny – Mare Lebaudy loop from Fontainebleau

3. Rocher de Bouligny – Château de Fontainebleau loop from Fontainebleau - Avon

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