Explorar Chambord

The Château de Chambord is a Renaissance château in the Loire Valley, built from 1519 to 1547 for King Francis I as a hunting lodge. Its roofline of towers, lanterns and chimneys rises above a central keep with an open double-spiral staircase; visitors tour the royal apartments, the roof terraces and the formal gardens.

The Royal Château of Blois was a residence of the counts of Blois, the dukes of Orléans and several French kings. Its four wings around one courtyard show four periods: medieval remains, the Gothic Louis XII wing, the Renaissance François I wing with its open spiral staircase, and the classical Gaston d'Orléans wing; the Louis XII wing houses a fine arts museum.