Some Loire châteaux impress through scale, others through ornament. Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire manages both, its towers and steep slate roofs creating the sort of silhouette that seems designed for storybooks.
Yet today many visitors arrive not only for the château but for what surrounds it. Each year the grounds host the International Garden Festival, where contemporary landscape designers create temporary gardens that contrast with the permanence of the historic setting.
It is an unexpected pairing that works remarkably well, a château rooted in history alongside gardens that change from season to season.
Bon lundi.
“Each château tells a story — of kings, of artists and of the dream of France itself.”
Part of the “Châteaux of the Loire” Series
Every Monday, we explore one of the Loire Valley's legendary châteaux — from royal residences to riverside retreats — each revealing a different chapter of the region's story.
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