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"Chateau de Sceaux at Parc de Sceaux75

Sitting in a park outside of Paris, France

"Chateau de Sceaux at Parc de Sceaux My trip to Paris was like a fairytale book had been opened and I was in the midst of it, romping through forests and walking down the Champs-Elysees in 3 inch heels,...

4 comments    travel france paris
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Exploring European Medieval Castles-

If I had the money, I could SO get into exploring the castles of Europe. Our trips to England and Germany have just added to the fascination. There are some major differences in the castles that we have gone...

0 comments    blarney stone edinburgh castle
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Getting married in France

France is the country of romance par excellence. A Spanish friend of mine took his girlfriend for a weekend in Paris just to propose to her in front of the illuminated EiffelTower with a bottle of champagne...

15 comments    love relationships tips
Chateau de Chabenet79

Castles in Central France

The Indre area : The department of Indre in Central France corresponds to the old province of Bas Berry. In this area the majority of castles were built during the XV century, although there are a few...

12 comments    education travel vacation
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French Castles: Bouges

This chateau in the heart of France, can satisfy the most demanding taste. It has a 40 acre park, French gardens, a museum of horse drawn carriages and hunting lodges.

8 comments    travel france castle
Chateau d’Argy Renacentist gallery.84

French Castles: Argy

Chateau d' Argy: Located in the Indre department -3 hours drive from Paris- in Central France, the Chateau d'Argy was a military castle, a fortress during the mediaeval ages.

11 comments    education travel vacation
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French Castles: Valencay

A 16th Century Chateau in one of the "most beautiful detours of France". A place to spend a whole day with your family admiring the architecture and decoration, following the live shows, having a picnic in the park of the Chateau and letting your children wander around Napoleons maze, the children's chateau or the little farm.

12 comments    children travel arts
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Azay le Ferron: The Chateau

The castle of AZAY-le-FERRON looks like a typical example of the beautiful Loire castles. Located in the Indre department in France, in the village of Azay le Ferron, the Chateau is an exquisite building...

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French castles And Their Dungeons

Can you imagine being thrown into a dungeon in one of those French castles hundreds of years ago. To me the thought would be quite horrible, it makes me shudder. I know we have prisons, but come on, they have...

3 comments    travel france french castles
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French Castles

They call it a sport, personally I call it torture. Watching jousting tournaments in French castles would not have been my idea of fun. It was a very popular sport from the middle ages up until the early...

1 comment    travel castles french castles
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