The Château de Chambord was built in 1519 at the request of François 1er. It is the largest and best known of the Loire Valley castles. Designed by several architects …
The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional …
The Cosson is a tributary of the Beuvron which it joins one kilometer before the latter flows into the Loire. In Chambord, it was channeled to allow the moats of the castle to be constantly supplied.
An unmissable stop on the Loire à Vélo route on the right bank is the viewpoint overlooking the Château de Ménars, a castle that once belonged to the Marquise de Pompadour. The castle is becoming increasingly hidden by the trees.