Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire (Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire)

The main event for which travelers drop everything and go to the small and very beautiful Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire is the International Garden Festival. The green festival is held on the territory of the chateau park every summer, but the original Chaumont sur Loire is interesting at any time of the year. The château on the banks of the Loire was the final resting place of Diane de Poitiers, Henry II’s favorite, and was also owned at various times by several high-ranking aristocrats. The room with luxurious tapestries where Catherine de Medici lived and the observatory where the Queen’s personal astrologer observed the stars have been perfectly preserved through the centuries. Under Napoleon, Chaumont sur Loire suffered from the ill-conceived actions of Madame de Staël, who simply demolished the entire north wing of the chateau on a whim. It was originally built as a defensive structure, but during the Renaissance, Chaumont sur Loire was slightly rebuilt and now attracts tourists with its pretty, cute architecture and unique sense of coziness. Metropol Voyage Tours invites visitors to France on a fascinating tour to Chateau Chaumont sur Loire, with its ancient history, rich interiors and beautiful riverside garden.