Created by three different artists, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a majestic building that served as inspiration for the Palace of Versailles in particular. Brought together by Nicolas Fouquet, that is to say the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the authors of this architectural work are the gardener André Le Nôtre, the architect Louis Le Vau and the decorator Charles Le Brun. The view is just magnificent!

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The castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte, located on the territory of the French commune of Maincy (Seine-et-Marne), 50 km south-east of Paris, near Melun is a castle of the seventeenth century (1658-1661 ), built for Louis XIV's superintendent of finance, Nicolas Fouquet.

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Blandy‑les‑Tours Castle – Blandy-les-Tours loop from Melun

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Blandy‑les‑Tours Castle – Les Affolantes loop from Le Mée

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Les Affolantes – Blandy‑les‑Tours Castle loop from Fontainebleau-Forêt

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Elevation 70 m

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Tuesday 24 March

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Location: Maincy, Melun, Ile-de-France, France

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