Valençay Castle on Loire Valley, France
Château de Valençay
It’s one of the most beautiful châteaux of the Loire Valley and from what I noticed, also one of the most underrated.
There weren’t many visitors; the traveling agencies and the information centers don’t put it high on the “must see” lists, but, in my opinion, Valençay is well worth a visit if you are more a fan of Palaces and Châteaux than medieval constructions like Blois or Amboise.
Architecture
Built in Renaissance style during the 16th century, the château overlooks the Nahon Valley. It has a square entrance tower positioned in the center of the North façade, flanked by corner turrets, reminiscent of the north face of Chambord Castle
Nature
The castle is surrounded by a park with tall trees offering a refreshing shadow during hot summer days.
There is also some sort of Zoo with farm animals like goats and pigs. I also saw peacocks walking freely around the park.
A quite large wooden maze is there in the park and you can spend at least one hour getting lost in it.
The front entrance at Valencay castle, with the square tower in the middle
The back yard of the Valencay Castle
This in one of the peacocks I was telling you earlier. They are walking freely in the park behind the castle.
One of the round towers of Valencay Castle
The kitchen of Valencay Castle
In the back of Valencay Castle
The wooden maze at Valencay Castle. It’s not that simple as it looks from up here 😀
Any respectable chateau has a large wine cellar
The entrance gate of Valençay Castle
A nice fountain in the back yard of the Valencay Castle
The front yard at Valençay Castle
One of the most beautiful chateaux on Loire Valley: Valençay Castle
And this is me at the shadow of the big trees in the park behind Valençay Castle 🙂
Certainly you have made it look like a “must see”. Love the kitchen and cellar in particular. Cute maze as well. MM 🍀
You are right, it does look like a very nice one. We didn’t get to this one when we visited the Loire Valley last year but I see that we missed something. Thanks for showing it to us. (Suzanne)
Wow, magnificent photos, Annie
I grew up in Valençay and I’m very objective to say that it’s the most beautiful castle of the Loire Valley 😉 Thanks for the beautiful pictures!
What a beautiful place !!! Neat and clean. In India, you won’t find such places, but you will see magnificent temples 🙂
Wow…Thanks for the tour! 🙂
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