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    Château de Pierrefonds

    Château de Pierrefonds

    4.2(9 reviews)
    76.8 km

    This chateau is a must see if you are in the area. It is both gorgeous from the outside and the…read moreinside. I find that a lot of castles are just interesting from the outside, often the inside is dark, damp and empty. This particular castle has many interesting items on exhibit, as well as shockingly beautiful and unique rooms on the interior. I have visited palaces and castles in Germany, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Russia, England, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Switzerland etc and this particular castle was very unique in how it was decorated. The aspects of plants, animals, mythological monsters and history are all intertwined to create a very interesting style through out the palace: from porcupines on the walls, sculptures of bulls contemplating slugs and monsters built into fireplaces. However, I do recommend finding a tour guide. We utilized the recording device tour and were extremely disappointed. The recording/guide was role playing and a bit confusing. The worst part of the exercise was the need to match the map to the actual points of interest, which could be aggravating. Another tip, go down to the cellars! It is a lot more interesting than one may expect! We noticed a lot of groups skipping this area and recommend against it.

    Standing above the quaint village with good restaurants and hotels, this chateau is worth a tour…read more After tea at an outdoor table in the village, we parked outside the gates and strolled up to the entrance. For 6 Euro, grab a brochure in English (several languages are available) and take the numbered walking tour, which leads you through the various restored rooms upstairs. There's an interesting display of lead sculptures in another section. Do not miss the basement section full of grave sculptures. When you walk in, voices starting whispering and projections of one of the sculptures shows up on the wall, which is all rather creepy, but interesting. The grounds are lovely, and you get a romanticised version of what the chateau was like in medieval times. Not totally historic, but well done.

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