April 2025
We rented a car to explore the Loire Valley, which has the highest concentration of castles anywhere in the world. We decided to head to Chambord, the largest of all the castles, boasting 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces!
One of our favorite things was to climb to the rooftop and see the views from up there.
Views for days!
We also loved learning the history of this chateau, including the fact that it was used to store many pieces of the Louvre, including the Mona Lisa during WWII! This was especially meaningful to us, since we had just been to the Louvre a few days before.
Frncois I's bedroom
More exploring.
Verdict: Yes!!! We absolutely loved the Loire Valley and left wanting to see more and wishing we had more time to spend here. That's always a mark of something that truly deserves to be in the book! My husband and I always discuss the "verdict" after we experience something from the 1000 Places book together. Sometimes we're in agreement and sometimes we aren't, but in this we were both in agreement that this is absolutely something to see before you die and hope we're lucky enough to see it again before we die - and more of it next time!!
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