The Loire Valley and especially Blois
This is the master bedroom in Château de Bourges. I know royalty used to hold court in the bed chamber but I was still surprised that this bedroom renovated by Renee Viguier and used by her and her husband, the director of a Parisian department store who bought the chateau in 1917, has so much …
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We were assured that this vibrant colour combination was a faithful replica of 18th century chic at Château de Bouges where we had the good fortune of being the only visitors. On nous a assuré que cette combinaison de couleurs éclatante était une réplique fidèle du chic du 18ème siècle au château de Bouges où …
Unfortunately the facade of Château de Bouges, which we cycled to this week from Château de Valançay, is being renovated but we were able to visit the interior and the grounds and admire the neo classical formal gardens with their low boxwood hedges in the form of fleur-de-lys, lined with linden trees. Malheureusement la façade …