Chenonceau

Mainly the ones dealing with châteaux I've been to, namely Chenonceau, the Louvre, Caen, and Angers also visited Versailles twice.

Answers to Châteaux Quiz Julianne Douglas 2009

A fort was forthwith begun, on a small stream called the Chenonceau, probably Archer's Creek, about six miles from the site of Beaufort.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 Various

While the horses recuperate in a paddock, their riders can take their pick of castles such as Chenonceau, Amboise, Cheverny and Chaumont, all of which are on the itinerary.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

While the horses recuperate in a paddock, their riders can take their pick of castles such as Chenonceau, Amboise, Cheverny and Chaumont, all of which are on the itinerary.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

While the horses recuperate in a paddock, their riders can take their pick of castles such as Chenonceau, Amboise, Cheverny and Chaumont, all of which are on the itinerary.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

The most famous chateau, and justifiably so, is Chenonceau chenonceau.com in Indre-et-Loire – it straddles a lake on a series of arches, and was a gift from King Henri II to his lover Diane de Poitiers, a woman so sexy that the Queen, Catherine de Medici, used to spy on the couple's lovemaking to learn a few tricks.

Classic France: the insiders' guide 2011

I'm also fascinated by your comments from Dianne de Poitiers -- we visited Chenonceau on a bike trip one time and heard all about Diane de Poitiers who lived there I'm thinking in the 1500's??

bapteme - French Word-A-Day 2010

Chenonceau is to chateaux what Monica Bellucci is to cinema.

Classic France: the insiders' guide 2011

I'm also fascinated by your comments from Dianne de Poitiers--we visited Chenonceau on a bike trip one time and heard all about Diane de Poitiers who lived there I'm thinking in the 1500's?

bapteme - French Word-A-Day 2010

Vincennes 6. Catherine de Medici purchased this castle after the death of her husband Henri II and forced his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to exchange Chenonceau for it; Benjamin Franklin was a guest there during the 1760's; it was the home of the writer Madame de Stael in the early nineteenth century.

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