Château de Chenonceau, for the lovebirds

Published: 14 February 2012, 23:00

Chenonceau combines the elegance of a unique architecture, and refinement of the "Dames" who always loved and protected it. Built on the plans of a Venetian Palace, it is the real Ponte Vecchio of the Loire Valley, dreamed by Catherine de Medici.

Chenonceaux

37150 Chenonceaux, 37400 Chenonceaux

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Chartres en lumières light show

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Exhibition: ‘LU: A Century of Innovation (1846-1957)’, Nantes

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"Journey to the Mediterranean" at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris