Chenonceau Castle
Chenonceau Castle is located in France and is one of the most popular places among travelers. Its real name is – Chenonceau, and among the people it is known as « Dama Castle ». The story of the castle charges him more than 700 years. The palace is located on the Cher River near the village of Shenonso in the French department of Endre and Laura.
Back in the 13th century, there was a fortress and a mill in this territory belonging to the de Mark family from Auvergne. Gradually, these lands were bought by Thomas Boyer. Having built the castle in the Renaissance style, Boyer did not have time to ennoble it, so the wife who became the first among the owner of this « Dam Castle » took up the arrangement. Following the list, no one else like Diana de Poitiers, who was the mistress of King Henry II. The name of this woman in France has many legends. After the death of the ruler, his wife, heiress Catherine Medici, settles in the castle. She transformed the castle into a beautiful interior and a lush garden. In the 18th century, a famous banker redeems the palace, and his wife opens an art salon here. Now this creation has been reconstructed and is private property, but is open to tourists.
The snow-white color of the walls of the Shenonso castle, elegant windows and towers, luxurious gardens with lush alleys give him such a festive, unusual beauty that a feminine approach to decoration is immediately felt.
Tourists can easily admire the luxurious halls of Shenonso Castle. You can not indifferently pass by the chapel, decorated with sculptures of expensive marble, the personal office of Catherine Medici, which is all in green velvet, as well as a huge gallery over the Sher River. Noteworthy on the second floor of the bedroom of Catherine Medici and « five queens ». You can also look into the wax museum, where important persons of France are represented.
Donjon is considered the oldest building in the territory. Also available for tourists are the 16th Century Gvardeisky Hall, a collection of paintings that will delight the eyes of painting lovers.
A very common walk in our time through the territory of the Shenonso night park. This entertainment, which is offered to tourists, is in demand among young couples in love, since to the music of Correla you can enjoy the atmosphere of romance, the beauty of the specially illuminated gardens of Diana and Catherine, and also admire the illumination of the beautiful territory of the entire castle.
