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Fontainebleau

Palace of Fontainebleau is located in the commune of Fontainebleau in the departement of Seine et Marne in the region Île de France. It is one of the largest French royal castles. It served as a hunting lodge and summer residence for many of the French monarchs, like Louis VII. Francis I, Henry II, Louis-Philippe, Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon III.    “Fontainebleau” […]

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Grosbois

From Paris Chatelet les Halles RER A to Boissy Saint Leger. In Boissy Saint Leger bus 21,23 or 451 direction Santeny, arrêt ‘Tournebride’. The castle of Grosbois is located  in Boissy-Saint-Léger in the departement Val-de-Marne in the region of île de France.   It is built in the 16th century by an unknown architect.  

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Maisons Lafitte

The castle s located in Maisons-Laffitte in the department of Yvelines in the region of Île-de-France.   The castle is built around 1630.     Maisons Lafitte is reached by RER A, train stop Maisons Lafitte.  Main staircase.  Main vestibule  Chambre du Roi  Dining room.  Bedroom of maréchal Lannes.  Cabinet aux Miroirs.  The Old Church

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Malmaison

Château de Malmaison is located in the commune of Rueil-Malmaison in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region.   In La Défense station bus 258 to Malmaison stop ‘Le Château’.  It is best known as the home of Napoleon I and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais.   Since 1904, Malmaison has been owned by the

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Monte Cristo

The Château de Monte-Cristo is a writer’s house museum located at Le Port-Marly in the Yvelines department in the region île de France.   RER A to Saint Germain en Laye.    Take bus 10 direction mairie. From the stop ‘Les lampes’ us a few minutes to walk to the castle.  It was originally built,

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Rambouillet

Castle of Rambouillet is located in Rambouillet in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region.   From Paris Gare de Montparnasse is 1h10 minutes with the line N to Rambouillet.   From the train station is 20 minutes walking time.    Construction of the castle started in 1374.   Rambouillet was the summer residence of

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Roche Guyon

La Roche-Guyon is located in the Val-d’Oise department in Île-de-France region.   La Roche-Guyon castle was built in the 12th century,   A few buses are leaving  from the train station Mantes la Jolie to the castle.  A car is needed.  The keep.  The staircase, carved out of the chalk, leading to the keep.  

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