Cheverny is fabulous. It’s one of my favourites, and a favourite with the clients too. I love the dogs. Its real importance is that it is really the only major Loire chateau which retains its original interior, and the interior is contemporary with the exterior. It is a remarkable survival, and the family is greatly to be credited with its survival. We combine it with Chenonceau as they are almost exactly 100 years apart and bookend the Renaissance very nicely.
Rosemary Kneipp
March 4th, 2013 at 11:39 am
Yes, we didn’t visit the dogs. I don’t think you can until Easter. The kennels are currently being refurbished. I shall add your information about it being the only major Loire Château with retains its original interior. It’s so strange that I don’t remember those beautiful rooms from the first visit.
PS LOL — sorry Rosemary, but I laughed when I saw the last photo caption. The chateau is the model for Marlinspike Hall in the English versions (Moulinsart in the French), Captain Haddock’s residence in the Tintin comics, created by the Belgian author and illustrator Hergé.
Rosemary Kneipp
March 4th, 2013 at 11:42 am
It’s a good thing you’re around to pick up my mistakes! I’m afraid my comic culture in English stopped with Donald Duck and the Phantom when I was about 10. I once read a “Léonard” and a couple of the Astérix series. Comics were the only books I wouldn’t read to my children (to their great dismay) because I don’t like the drawings and find them confusing. I shall correct my error straight away!
This is lovely. Beautiful Château de Cheverny, Monday’s travel photos. http://t.co/bdjrIDZ07A
Rosemary Kneipp
March 5th, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Thank you!
M Jocumsen
March 5th, 2013 at 6:48 am
Hi “Aussie in France”
The photos you posted are beautiful. I can’t wait to visit the Loire Valley this year. Chateau de Cheverny will definitely be on my sight-seeing list.
Thak you
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[…] By then, we are well into the second week and decide to extend our stay by a third week, having our tea break in the garden and feeling sorry that we can’t be out on our bikes using the weather to better advantage and, in particular, seeing all the tulips in Château de Cheverny. […]
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Cheverny is fabulous. It’s one of my favourites, and a favourite with the clients too. I love the dogs. Its real importance is that it is really the only major Loire chateau which retains its original interior, and the interior is contemporary with the exterior. It is a remarkable survival, and the family is greatly to be credited with its survival. We combine it with Chenonceau as they are almost exactly 100 years apart and bookend the Renaissance very nicely.
Yes, we didn’t visit the dogs. I don’t think you can until Easter. The kennels are currently being refurbished. I shall add your information about it being the only major Loire Château with retains its original interior. It’s so strange that I don’t remember those beautiful rooms from the first visit.
PS LOL — sorry Rosemary, but I laughed when I saw the last photo caption. The chateau is the model for Marlinspike Hall in the English versions (Moulinsart in the French), Captain Haddock’s residence in the Tintin comics, created by the Belgian author and illustrator Hergé.
It’s a good thing you’re around to pick up my mistakes! I’m afraid my comic culture in English stopped with Donald Duck and the Phantom when I was about 10. I once read a “Léonard” and a couple of the Astérix series. Comics were the only books I wouldn’t read to my children (to their great dismay) because I don’t like the drawings and find them confusing. I shall correct my error straight away!
The animated television series of Tintin is very good for French practice — simple, repetitive language, easy to follow because it’s a cartoon.
This is lovely. Beautiful Château de Cheverny, Monday’s travel photos. http://t.co/bdjrIDZ07A
Thank you!
Hi “Aussie in France”
The photos you posted are beautiful. I can’t wait to visit the Loire Valley this year. Chateau de Cheverny will definitely be on my sight-seeing list.
Thak you
You’ll love it! Looking forward to seeing you.
[…] Château de Cheverny is another experience altogether. The domain has been in the same family for six centuries and open to the public since 1922. The current château was built between 1624 and 1640 by Count Henri Hurault and his wife Marguerite Gaillard de la Marinière. The sumptuous interior decoration is by Jean Monier from Blois. It is the only major château to have retained its original furniture and furnishings. Fifteen thousand bulbs are planted in the gardens each year, so if you can, time your visit for spring! […]
[…] arrive at the sawmill in the middle of Cheverny forest just before midday and not at 11.30 am as planned. We can hear machinery but can’t see any […]
[…] beautiful painted shutters are to be found in the Arms Room in Château de Cheverny. Just 20 km south-east of Blois, the domain has been in the same family for six centuries and open […]
[…] classical and somewhat stark façade of Cheverny built between 1624 and 1640, taken during a visit in winter on a very sunny […]
[…] leaves have appeared on the trees in such a short time. The tulips are out as well so a visit to Château de Cheverny is scheduled for this week to see the 60,000 tulips planted every year. In the meantime, here are […]
[…] By then, we are well into the second week and decide to extend our stay by a third week, having our tea break in the garden and feeling sorry that we can’t be out on our bikes using the weather to better advantage and, in particular, seeing all the tulips in Château de Cheverny. […]
[…] ten châteaux and castles in the Loire Valley are the four “Cs” – Chenonceau, Chambord, Cheverny and Chaumont – followed by the royal castles of Amboise and Blois, all of which are located in the […]
[…] Loire Valley with its famous châteaux, especially Chenonceau, Chambord, Chaumont and Cheverny, is only a couple of hours from Paris by train or car. Visiting the area by car provides the […]