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Château de Chenonceau, for the lovebirds

Published: 14 February 2012, 23:00
© Image de Marc

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.

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37150 Chenonceaux, 37400 Chenonceaux
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