Monday 17 February 2020

Monday's Loire Valley Chateau on a week of 'bridges' - it has to be Chateau de Chenonceau

We are going to  have a week featuring the bridges of the Centre -Val de Loire and starting the week with probably the most iconic - Chateau de Cheonceau bridging the river Cher.

time span of Chateau de Chenoncea river span
Henri II gave it to his mistress Diane de Poitiers who added the bridge over the Cher. On his death, Catherine de Medici, forced Diane out of Chenonceau and proceeded to build the gallery and grand ballroom on Diane’s bridge which finally gave the chateau its now iconic look.

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