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Château Royal de Blois Châteaux de la Loire – UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The plot against Gaston d’Orléans, escape of Marie de Médicis, assassination of the Duke of Guise; such are the episodes making up the legendary history of this fabulous castle blending Flamboyant Gothic and Italian Renaissance in a classical style, sometimes inventive to the point of fantasy. Most striking is the magnificent staircase of the François I wing, and particularly mysterious is Catherine de Médicis’ cabinet with secret compartments where according to Alexandre Dumas she kept poisons. – Michelin Travel : TheGreenGuide

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Châteaux de La Loire
- Amboise
- Angers
- Azay-le-Rideau
- Beauregard
- Blois
  - Chapel
  - Francis I wing
  - Gaston’s wing
  - Louis XII wing
  - Salle des États
- Brissac
- Chambord
- Chaumont
- Chenonceau
- Cheverny
- Chinon
- Clos Lucé
- Langeais
- Les Réaux
- Loches
- Meung-sur-Loire
- Montpoupon
- Plessis-Bourré
- Plessis-lès-Tours
- Saumur
- Sully-sur-Loire
- Talcy
- Ussé
- Valençay
- Villandry
- Villesavin
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Pont Jacques-Ange Gabriel, au fond on aperçoit la cathédrale

Francis I Wing : The Façade des Loges, western aspect

From right to left: the Louis XII flamboyant wing, the medieval Gothic castle,
the François I Renaissance wing, and the Gaston d’Orléans classic wing.