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The Royal Château of Blois was the residence of queens, kings, and princes for more than four centuries. It was the preferred residence of Duke Charles of Orléans, the birthplace of Louis XII, who lived here with his wife Anne of Brittany, the first building constructed by the king and architect Francis I, the deathbed of Catherine de' Medici, and the home of Marie de' Medici in exile.

A worthwhile castle with its four construction periods. Make sure you take the time to visit.

Sublime castle, with magnificent gardens and a superb view of the Loire and its valley. Works of art are also present in the castle park, in addition to the gardens.

I walked the route with my dogs, so I only walked around the castle and the castle gardens and did not go inside. The promenade along the Loire is very beautiful, natural and picturesque. I had hoped to get a view of the landscape from above, but that was not really possible at any point on this path. Still a nice walk.

On the banks of the Loire the boats

Built in a Classical style, the Cherveny castle has belonged to the same family for more than six centuries, the Huraults, financiers and officers in the service of several kings of France. The current castle was built around 1625 by Henri, son of Philippe Hurault, and his wife Marguerite Gaillard de la Morinière. They launched the construction of the current castle and entrusted the execution of the work to the architect Jacques Bougier. He uses “Bourré stone”, a stone from the Cher valley which has the particularity of whitening and hardening as it ages. Sobriety and symmetry characterize the Château de Cheverny, a precursor of the French style which established itself under the reign of Louis XIV. The work is of such magnitude that it will not see the end of the project. Their daughter Elisabeth, Marquise de Montglas, completed the interior decoration which was entrusted to Jean Monier. During the following hundred and fifty years, the Château de Cheverny changed owners several times. In 1825, Anne Denis Hurault, Marquis de Vibraye, bought the property from her ancestors. The Château de Cheverny, which has always been inhabited, presents remarkably well-preserved pieces of furniture and interior fittings. The first floor apartments bear witness to the French art of living. An English-style park and gardens surround the Château de Cheverny. Visitors can discover the Jardin des Apprentis, a contemporary designed garden created in 2006 which was inspired by the found plans of an old French garden and the vegetable garden, designed by the Marquise de Vibraye, it combines the use original of different colored materials, vegetables and flowers. The Garden of Love, created in 2019, presents six monumental statues by Gudmar Olovson which reflect Love in all its forms. Cheverny constitutes a heritage of stones, land but also of tradition with venery or hunting with hounds. The Cheverny crew was founded in 1850 by the Marquis de Vibraye. Nowadays, in the Cheverny forest and neighboring forests, the crew harvests exclusively deer. Every day, from April to September 14, subject to reservations, at 11:30 a.m., visitors can attend the dog meal. The Château de Cheverny inspired the Château de Moulinsart to the Belgian comic book author, Hergé. The Domaine de Cheverny and the Hergé Foundation have joined forces to create and set up a permanent exhibition on the theme: the secrets of Moulinsart.

Unfortunately you can only see something from the Loire without admission 😥

There was already a castle here in the Middle Ages. Count Odo I of Blois had it built in the 10th century to protect Blois from attacks by Foulques Nerra, Count of Anjou. He later gave it to the Norman knight Gelduin, who fought as a vassal for the House of Blois and had the fortress reinforced. Gelduin's son, Geoffroy, had no male successor and left the inheritance to his great-niece, Denise de Fougères. She married Sulpice I of Amboise in 1054, so the property thus passed to the Amboise family, who would own the castle for the next five centuries. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Chaumont