Cheverney…

The next day we had breakfast and picked out two châteauxs to visit for pictures, Cheverney and Chambord which were west of our location about 120 km.   We had been told that Cheverney, though a smaller châteaux built in the typical Louis XIII style, was very well appointed inside including elaborate tapestries so we bought tickets and toured each of the rooms.  The châteaux was built in 1625 and took 9 years to complete.  It is essentially a one family home designed to be lived in and still has it’s original decorations.  Furniture and rooms had vivid colors and a collection of period furnishings that spanned from Louis XIV to the Napoleonic Empire.  We were surprised how nice each room was and the fact that they were quite homey and comfortable.  Even today you would be quite comfortable living in the house.

I took a lot of pictures there.

The Châteaux...

                                                                   Beautiful woodwork...

A bedroom...

Desk and writing area...

The dining room....

War Room...

This is a Châteaux that should not be missed.  In addition there were a couple of hundred hounds used on the hunts kept on the grounds.