r/castles • u/Diligent-Arm-9865 • 1d ago

Chateau Château de Chenonceau, France

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One of the standout châteaux of the Loire Valley, spanning the River Cher on a series of arches.

The long gallery over the water was added in the 16th century. It was a favorite of Diane de Poitiers and later Catherine de’ Medici, and it’s still one of the most photographed buildings in the region.

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u/MeGoBrrrrrrrrrr 1d ago

Wow, what a beauty

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u/Fabulous_Audience_92 1d ago

This place is amazing. It is one of the few chateau in the area that still is furnished with originals inside it. Basically all the loire chateaus were completely stripped bare in the French revolution except for this one because the mistress was beloved. If you go, get there right at opening and you have it to yourself. 

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u/DueTour4187 20h ago

*châteaux. But +1

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u/Fabulous_Audience_92 6h ago

I took 6 years of French but sound like I take my first class next week. :)

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u/DueTour4187 4h ago

Let’s say you have an accent.

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u/uphill-skier 1d ago

holy shit! the summer balls you can have in those gardens

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u/Gelato_Elysium 18h ago

Imagine the mosquitoes

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u/La-Tama 15h ago

Mosquitoes don't lay eggs in running water, only still water. There's a shitton of mosquitoes next to Chillon castle in Switzerland for example, because it borders a lake.

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u/Kuropico 1d ago

The Cher River is a thing of beauty; from the castle, you can enjoy a majestic view. 

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u/IlinxFinifugal 1d ago

I saw it on "One Piece"

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u/ThreeActTragedy 10h ago

Lol I saw it on YuGiOh GX 😭 They used it as a model for the girl’s dorm which is, I guess, fitting, given how it was favored by noble/royal women

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u/NeatNeighborhood3837 22h ago

Davvero unico nel suo genere, ha una forma insolita ed è affascinante come la sua storia. Da visitare

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u/PlumbLineLogic 12h ago

I’d probably spend more time outside admiring the arches over the river than actually exploring the castle. Anyone visited during sunset?

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u/Quiet-General-3812 1d ago

I guess nobody told them it was a bad idea to build in a flood plain.

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u/Warthog_pilot 2h ago

Yet it's still there in 2026 without any issue. You should call them mister reddit master.

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u/Areat 1d ago

Still look unfinished. French things need to be symmetrical.

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u/Dry-Two5075 5h ago

Très bonne remarque: le château devait initialement traverser le Cher intégralement mais ils ont arrêté avant je ne sais plus pourquoi exactement ( financement je suppose ou changement de situation politique). Tous nos chateaux ne sont pas symétrique cependant.

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u/Warthog_pilot 1h ago

Pour info, tu réponds en français à des gens qui ne parlent pas français.