Château de Chenonceau

The Château de Chenonceau is divided into three distinct parts - the two storey building built, the gallery on the bridge across the river, and the remnant of The Tour des Marques. Wander around twenty well restored rooms and feel captivated looking at their rare tapestries, antique furniture and paintings. Some of the rooms you would like to visit include The rooms of Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Médicis, The François 1er and Louis XIV salons, The Green Cabinet, The Gallery and The Chapel.

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The rooms of the Chenonceau Castle have several masterpiece paintings by European masters of the 16th to 18th centuries and will give you a glimpse of the history of the castle. Some of the paintings which you will find here include Tintoretto, Andrea del Sarto, Van Dyck, Ribalta, and others. You will also be delighted to find paintings by the 15th century Florentine sculptor Mino da Fiesole.

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The La Galerie Médicis or the Medicare Gallery of the castle is situated at the first stage of the building. This is the place where you will be able to find a collection of indie paintings, objects of art, tapestries and mobilizers. Feel awe-struck as you look at the Haute Epoque two-piece sideboard, the mobilised origin of the Château de Chenonceau, Tapisserie de Neuilly from 1883, "Venus of the Medici" and more.

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The Garden of Diane de Poitiers is overlooked by the Chancery and has two perpendicular and two diagonal paths forming eight large triangles of lawn with santolina shrubs. The original fountain from the time of Diane de Poitiers still exists in the centre. There are raised terraces created to protect the garden from river spate. Ornamental basins punctuate the place and offer views of flower beds, and the terrace walls will mesmerise you with its climbing iceberg roses.

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The Garden of Catherine de Medici's design is based on five panels of lawn that has been grouped around a circular basin with globes of boxwood all over. If you stroll towards the east, you will reach a walkway overlooking the moat. You will feel tentalised with the smell of rose and lavender coming from the low rounded cordons bushes.

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The Green Garden is an ensemble of centuries-old trees such as Spanish fir, Douglas firs, Atlas cedars, and more. If you view from the Orangerie, you will find the Green Garden revealing the profile of the château. 

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The Maze Garden is a little building covered by living wicker, and is crowned with a statue de Vénus, a nymph carrying a child Bacchus, that stands atop a cedar trunk. Surrounding this are ivy and boxwood vases in a bower. Go to the rear of the maze to find an ensemble of Pallas and Cybele, Caryatids, and others.

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If you are visiting around Christmas, between 6th December to 6th January, you will find the entire chateau decorated with stunning flower arrangements, making the beautiful chateau even more stunning.

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Feel enchanted looking at a collection of 400 roses, varieties of flowers like tuberoses and agapanthus, and several vegetables and plants in the flower garden. Take a look at the two old greenhouses which have a myriad of flowers such as tulip bulbs, hyacinth, etc.

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