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Very Quiet and Good for tourism
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Tours are given only in French. Not allowed to wander around without the guide.
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Very nice town to spend a day in!
gwened Says: inside the castle there is a wonderful museum.The Condé muséeHenri d'Orléans, duke d'Aumale, son of king Louis-Philippe Ier, bequested in 1897 the castle and all its collection to the Institut de France. It included the grands appartements and petits appartements furnished...
gwened Says: a wonderful expression of the art of horse riding, totally devoted to the world of the horse. It was created in 1982 by Yves Bienaimé in the Grandes Écuries de Chantilly , where the building belongs to the Institut de France. It is next to the horse racetrack or...
Chateau de Chantilly -exteriors
gwened Says: a wonderful castle one of the must in near Paris,not in the region, this is Picardie region dept Oise no. 60, but a beautiful horse country area and hunting.I have a tip on the interiors this one is on the exteriors, same info. You must come here2013 : the domain is closed...
Chateau de Chantilly -interiors
gwened Says: the history of Chantilly and France, another wonderful castle must see while in France.From Gallo-Roman period the domaine of « Cantilius » was erected amongst the ponds.That later became the “Chateau de Chantilly”.Originally the property belongs to the family of Le...
Dabs Says: The Chateau de Chantilly is more of an art museum than a furnished chateau, the 13€ admission fee only allowed a visit to the Musee Conde in the Grand Chateau, not the grand apartments in the petit chateau. If you buy a Domain Pass or a Show Pass the grand apartments are...
Dabs Says: One of the rooms on the interior of the Chateau that I found interesting was the chapel, be sure to find the information card in the room to explain what the bornze figures and bas relief panels signify. In the center of the altar is an urn containing the hearts of the Conde...
Dabs Says: After visiting the chateau, we visited the gardens, access to the gardens is included with admission to the chateau, not free like Versailles or Fontainebleau. Or you can purchase admission just to the park and gardens, currently 6€. The formal gardens were designed by André...
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La Capitainerie du Chateau: Chateau restaurant
Toshioohsako Says: The restaurant is inside "Chateau de Chantilly". Its an interesting experience to eat here. Its a cozy and is decorated as a French countryside restaurant. The salas dishes and fish. Cod was excellent.
iaint Says: I had my Sunday lunch in the main restaurant at the racecourse, with (as you've guessed from the name) a view of the course to the front and parade ring to the rear.I didn't book in advance, but you should for busier meetings and/or to get a window table.Not cheap (even just...
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Ordinarily, Chantilly is a very touristic town, and there is not too much activities once it is evening.
However, if you are here with your patner, it is very romantic. The mood in the evening is very ideal for lovers.
Updated Nov 28, 2004
Address: Chateaux Chantilly
gwened Says: Of course the best way is by car on A1 from Paris sortie/exit Chantilly, parking by the castle to our right in the forest or in city center. Normal driving day takes about 45 minutes.then its the train From Paris Gare du Nord SNCF trains takes about 24 minutes and from...
iaint Says: I'd used it once before, on a charter flight 20+ years ago, so I know it's small and no-where near Paris.It was convenient for my trip to Chantilly/Senlis.Two tips about it - the departure area is tiny, and even with just 2 flights leaving about the same time (and it has 4...
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The story of Francois Vatel is connected with the Chateau de Chantilly, in April 1671 Louis XIV came to the chateau for a three day visit. He was the greatest chef in France at the time (perhaps the 1st celebrity chef?) and he had to feed Louis and his entourage of some 5,000 people with little notice. Vatel is said to have committed suicide by running himself through with a sword after, among many mishaps, the fish course was late. The French certainly do take their cuisine quite seriously!
It seems that all things that we visited in the region were somehow connected, Vatel was well known for also serving the feast for the inauguration of Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte in 1661 when Fouquet was arrested.
There is a movie made of this story, Vatel, with Gérard Depardieu playing the role of Vatel. It portrayed a slightly different theory as to the reason behind his suicide although the fish did make an appearance in the movie. And I'm guessing that Uma Thurman's character was thrown in to have an underlying love story. Part of the movie was filmed at Chantilly but most of the main shots of the chateau appeared to be Vaux le Vicomte
Updated Nov 23, 2011
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We discovered also that the office close very early. The picture you see is the Office de Tourism and you could see that it was shut.
Unique Suggestions: It is advisable to arrive in good time in order to have optimum benefits.
Fun Alternatives: The alternative is to check the local map of Chantilly and do it yourself. That was exactly what I did. Any way, it meant that I have to go back. Haha.
Written Nov 27, 2004
Toyin Says: I observed that the roads are very narrow and one has to be very careful, even when you are taking a walk. The vechicles seems to move very fast and there are very few space for people that are walking. This may be because we arrived here when majority of tourists were...
freya_heaven Says: At the far end of the park in a north east (ish) direction from the Chateau is a relatively new attraction, a wallabie enclosure in a corner of a large field. There must have been about 15 wallabies here. I actually felt considering the size of the field they could have made...
freya_heaven Says: The racecourse at Chantilly is one of the most famous in France. It must certainly have the most beautiful surroundings! The racecourse was created in 1834. Throughout the summer there are various prestigious and local races going on here, check out their website for...
iaint Says: Chantilly is (for those not "in the know") one of France's (and the world's) premier horse racing venues.It is also an equestrian centre generally - the Grandes Ecuries form part of the Chateau. The course is spectacular, with the horses running past both buildings on their...
freya_heaven Says: Both the external and internal architecture and design of the Chateau at Chantilly is beautiful. I think is mish mash of additions over the centuries has enhanced the character. Maybe controversially the French Revolution was not such a bad thing for Chantilly as new life...
freya_heaven Says: I loved these arms which appeared to be coming through the wall in the The Galerie des Cerfs ( Deer Gallery). They were a mix of being comical & spooky! There are large hunting tapestry's in this great hall.A bit of usless information is the Disney film the Three...
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Before our November 2003 trip to Paris, I started looking at options for a day trip from the city. I narrowed it down to Chantilly and Senlis but made my final decision when visited Joelix's Chantilly...
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