The Malmaison estate is famous for being the residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine Beauharnais. In translation, the name of the castle means “bad house”, because according to legend, starting from the 10th century, Normans who robbed French towns brought their booty here. The castle itself was erected in the XVII century and was built over 75 years. Malmaison constantly passed from one owner to another, and the last of them – the banker du Molay – in 1799 sold the estate to Josephine. At his wife’s request, the emperor hired outstanding architects and decorators who completed and decorated the palace. The architectural forms of the Château de Malmaison, designed in the Empire style, are restrained and elegant. And the interior decoration, thanks to the impeccable taste of the Empress, shows refinement and nobility. Now Malmaison is a museum, which can tell many secrets from the life of the Emperor and his wife. A huge number of personal belongings, household items and interior decorations have been preserved, which literally recreate the Napoleonic era. Here you can see Napoleon’s sabers, Josephine’s dresses and stockings, portraits of the couple, luxurious sleeping quarters, billiard tables and even the Emperor’s camp bed where he died.
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- Excursion to Versailles from Paris
