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Our room at the Chateau des Ormeaux |
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The Pool at the Chateau des Ormeaux |
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Royal Chateau de Chambord |
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Roof of the Chateau de Chambord |
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Chateau de Blois, Francois I wing (1515-24) |
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Maison de la Magie, Blois, Home of Robert Houdin |
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Chateau de Cheverny, completed 1634 |
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The hounds anxiously awaiting their dinner |
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Chateau de Chaumont (1465-1510), Diane de Poiters' home after she was ousted from Chenonceau |
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View from the grounds over the Loire River |
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Potager, Chateau de Villandry |
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This "kitchen garden" covers more than 12,500 square meters |
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Garden of Love, Villandry |
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The old keep at Chateau de Chenonceau |
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Chateau de Chenonceau spanning the Cher River |
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Field of Sunflowers, Loire Valley |
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Royal Chateau d'Amboise built during the 15th & 16th centuries |
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Grounds of the Chateau d'Amboise |
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13th century Cathedrale St. Etienne in Bourges |
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Detail on doorway, Cathedrale St. Etienne |
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