{"id":6217,"date":"2024-07-23T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=6217"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:10:34","slug":"chateau-de-chambord","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/chateau-de-chambord\/","title":{"rendered":"Chateau de Chambord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The grandest and most popular of the Loire Valley palaces, 17 km East of Blois. The palace was commissioned in the 18<sup>e<\/sup> century by king Fran\u00e7ois I to rival\u00a0Paris\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-palace-of-versailles\/\"><strong>Versailles<\/strong> <strong>Palace<\/strong><\/a> with its wonderful grandeur. The palace\u2019s architecture is a wonder of symmetry with an impressive Renaissance facade and extravagantly decorated roof, framed with fairytale towers in an array of shapes and sizes. Admire the chateau&#8217;s famous double helix staircase sometimes attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and explore the glorious state apartments part of the palace&#8217;s 440 rooms. The state apartments are decorated with extravagant tapestries, enormous oil paintings, beautiful artworks, and 18<sup>e<\/sup> century furniture. Be sure to visit Louis XIV\u2019s highly decorated bedchamber, the palace chapel, the coach room with its display of grand and rich coaches, and the 18<sup>e<\/sup> century kitchens. Stroll and admire the fabulous French formal gardens, in the palace&#8217; stables enjoy a beautiful equestrian show, and rent bicycles, electric vehicles, or rowboats to explore the Chambord Park.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grandest and most popular of the Loire Valley palaces, 17 km East of Blois. The palace was commissioned in the 18th century by king Fran\u00e7ois I to rival Paris\u2019 Versailles Palace with its wonderful grandeur. The palace\u2019s architecture is a wonder of symmetry with an impressive Renaissance facade and extravagantly decorated roof, framed with fairytale towers in an array of shapes and sizes. 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