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Pro
Very Quiet and Good for tourism
Con
Tours are given only in French. Not allowed to wander around without the guide.
In a nutshell
Very nice town to spend a day in!
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...
The Museum of the Living Horse
oneonta_ni Says: This museum was created in a stables built in the 18th century by a Condé prince. The prince loved horses so much that he wanted to be reincarnated as one (and I thought I was bad!). So he built a massive stables to house his horses in luxury.The stables now houses about 30...
Toshioohsako Says: This museum is housed inside "Chateau de Chantilly". Its a must place in Chantilly.The value of the Museum is summarized by Wikepedia as follows:"Musee Condee houses the finest collections of paintings in France after the Louvre".
Toshioohsako Says: Its a beautiful castle (only 38km away from Paris), If you want to see a French castle while visiting Paris, please come here. It takes only 30 minutes by train from Paris's North Station (Gare du Nord). You can walk around a huge beautiful garden surrounding this castle. I...
iaint Says: I managed to spend 30 minutes in the Château gardens and could have spent all day. Of course it was a beautiful sunny Sunday in July...The Château has a huge garden area. I had a quick look around the jardin anglais. Saw the Jeu de Paume from the outside. Wandered into the...
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...
Toyin Says: 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.
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...
iaint Says: I booked a car with Hertz (as Ryanair's travel partner). Not the ideal experience.I had to wait in a queue for 25 minutes on arrival (early Saturday evening), whilst the sole employee struggled with those ahead of me. Then when it was my turn, she asked if I could wait 5...
Dabs Says: 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...
Toyin Says: 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. It is advisable to arrive in good time in order to have optimum benefits. The alternative is to check the local map of Chantilly and do it...
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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I took the train from Gare du Nord. The train is direct and it takes approximately 25 minutes to get to Chantilly. The cost was just over ý12 for an adult.I...
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The beautiful palace of Chantilly is a few miles north of Paris, it is an ideal daytrip if you are staying in the Paris area. Chantilly is also known for its world famous stables and race course....
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Chantilly-Land of the Ancients
Welcome to the land of the Kings. Chantilly and Paris are synonymous with royalty and style.
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I didn't see any Chantilly lace or eat any Chantilly cream while in Chantilly but we did visit the Chateau de Chantilly. We got there a little later in the day than I had planned as we made a...
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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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I visited Chantilly in July 09, the main reason being to go horse racing at the Hippodrome de Chantilly - see my sports tip. I also took the opportunity to visit the Château and Parc - that comes...
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