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Château du Moulin
Château de Chambord
The château at Chantilly, France.
château of the dukes of Anjou
Château at Chambord, France, design attributed to Bernabei Domenico da Cortona, executed by Pierre Nepveu, 1519–47.
Château de Chambord
Château de Chenonceaux
Château in Azay-le-Rideau, France.
Château of Langeais, in the Loire valley, west-central France.
Villandry
Explore the Loire River valley and behold the Gothic cathedral of Orléans and the region's historic châteaux
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