• Chateau de Fontainebleau

A Royal Renaissance palace, masterpiece of architecture, rebuilt in the 16th century as a residence for the French monarchs from king Louis VII to king Napoleon III, in the town of Fontainebleau, 69km Southeast of Paris. The palace is home to more than 1,000 richly decorated rooms, outstanding art collection of more than 30,000 artworks, artifacts, magnificent furniture, gilded paneling, tapestries, and more. The palace is surrounded by forests and green parklands, where the French style gardens are symmetrically designed, with flower beds, bushes, ponds, fountains, and statues. In the palace park you can enjoy horse drawn carriage rides, boating, and a small children’s train, among other activities. Consider combining the visit in the Chateau de Fontainebleau with a visit to Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte 24 km to the North.

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Interior of the Royal Palace of Fontainebleau in France. The Royal Palace of Fontainebleau was one of the main palaces of French kings

Fontainebleau, France, the historical Francois the first hall