The Château de Chaumont was the first château at Chaumont-sur-Loire, in Loire Valley, dating from the 11th century and built by Eudes II, Count of Blois. This castle became the property of Catherine de' Medici in 1560, entertaining there numerous astrologers, including Nostradamus.
The Royal Château de Blois in Loire Valley was the residence of several French kings, and was the place where Joan of Arc was blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orléans, in 1429. It rises in the middle of the town, comprising several buildings dating from the 13th to the 17th century, being the spiral staircase in the François I wing the most famous piece of architecture.
The Royal Château de Chambord is one of the most recognizable châteaux in France and in the world for its distinctively French Renaissance architecture, that blends the traditional french medieval forms with the classical Italian ones. The original design of the castle was by Domenico da Cortona, but this design was altered in several ways during its 20 years of construction, and it is believed that Leonardo da Vinci himself had been involved in the design when he was a guest of King François at Clos Lucé. Chambord is also the largest castle in Loire Valley.
Loire Valley or The Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language, as it is known, is famous for its architectural heritage of its historic town, but specially for its incredible and world known castles, like Châteaux Amboise, Château de Villandry and Chenonceau. Its cultural monuments and landscapes are an incredible illustration of the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment.
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Name: Lucille (well ok, it's JUST Lucy :( )
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