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From Renaissance period to the present, a romantic walk in the gardens and the park « Les Jardins enchantés » : Shade and light with music (Corelli music).
Every week end of June.
Every day in July and August from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.
Fares :
Adult : 5 €
Children under 7 years: free
Written Aug 28, 2007
Phone: 02 47 23 90 07
Website: http://www.chenonceau.com
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Chenonceau area - Here they walked...
Decline of the Valley of Loire coincides on time with a decline of Valua dynasty. Royal departures become more and more rare, festivals and entertainments in the residences created specially for these purposes stop. Kings start to prefer more extensive, monumental palaces. So the star of Fontainbleau began to ascend. Castles of Loire quit the stage.
Updated Mar 24, 2006
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Coming back from Italy, Charles VIII used waters of Loire to transport on the Italian vessel military extraction - Gobelin tapestries, draperies from a leather, a velvet, Damask fabrics, hand-written books, pictures and a sculpture. The king brought to France also artists, handicraftsmen, cabinetmakers, and set dressers, the manufacturer of incubators and even the expert on cultivation of parrots.
Written Mar 24, 2006
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