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Île-de-France
About 99 miles away
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Royal Château of Blois
A royal château whose four wings show four centuries of French architecture around one courtyard.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Place du Château, 41000 BloisDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from Blois station.
Why Go
Seven kings lived here. Around the courtyard stand a Gothic hall, a brick wing of Louis XII, the Renaissance wing of Francis I with its famous open spiral staircase, and a classical wing of the 17th century. Joan of Arc came here in 1429 before setting off to relieve Orléans.
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