I love It too. The Loiret Valley was the most famous place in the world in Medieval Europe. France's downfall was originally a tragedy orchestrated by the Illuminatti, the Rebels, invadors and NAPOLEONICs. France's ruins still stands even after the re-constructions of It's old architectures.
Princess Diana's marriage from 1981 is a reference from the culture the French Nobles and Monarchs created, the culture and admiration in Christian traditional marriage in a Catholic Church from these Castles, a true fairy-tale, where they originated in the Loiret Valley, where the angels lived.
#8 looks like the secret little gem of the lot... I sure would love to check that out. It is the perfect balance of looking like a medieval fortress on the outside but could be amazing on the inside.... and the views~! Wow.... much more manageable size too.
Yes they are some really cool ones and I think the Loire valley area has the best ! But I think after Monday - your opinion might change from France to visiting some other countries ...
My heart sunk when you said Nepoleon the 3rd that was my great great grandfather, thank you so much for sharing your video it beautiful, bless you, Princess Debra Marie
Carcassonne is stunning. You would not be disappointed. Perhaps it didn't make the list because it is a city more than a castle but then le Mont St. Michel isn't a castle either
Great list, although these are all "modern" castles (many would say they are more palace than castle). I'm personally more into the Medieval castles built using more rudimentary techniques were the focus was on siege defense and not luxury living.
France built a new medieval castle with techniques and tools of the middle age, the Château de Guédelon. It will be the most "pure" medieval castle when it will be completed.
@@Thunderworks I don't see the point of recreating a Medieval castle, honestly. It doesn't have the rich history behind it that the older ones do. This will be no better than a fake Disneyworld castle imo.
@@Nutty151 Visites le et tu comprendras. Tout est basé sur les techniques anciennes , taille de pierre , forge , peinture , jardin , etc en plus les personnes t'expliquent les techniques Merveilleux a voir , souvenirs inoubliables...
White limestone comes from the Loire Valley, right where Chambord is. Unfortunately, some varieties of that limestone is prone to weathering and degradation.
Fontainebleau would NOT make my list - more of a palace than a chateau and aesthetically a hodge-podge of different styles reflecting its evolution down the centuries - Surprised you left Azay le Rideau off your list, one of the loveliest Loire chateaux - a real gem of a moated Renaissance chateau - Chantilly is pretty superb as well... A factual point - Leonardo was responsible for the design of the double revolution staircase which makes up the central feature of Chambord and not the chateau itself - There were many architects who were involved in the way that Chambord developed, all of whom were supervised by the king, François 1er - So in a way he was the architect - François' reign coincided with that of Henry VIII - Henry was just a couple of years older (I think) - But François only spent a total of 55 days in Chambord and while it's spectacular it is not conducive to comfortable living in the way that the others on your list are - especially the 1st, Chenonceau, which is absolutely gorgeous ...
oui, et les jardins étaient vus de haut !!! sinon leurs dessins ne seraient pas mise en valeur. Les jardins sont toujours plus bas que la terrasse des chateaux, et à l' étage , c' est encore mieux....
