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Château du Moulin Château de Chambord Chantilly, France: château château of the dukes of Anjou Château at Chambord, France, design attributed to Bernabei Domenico da Cortona, executed by Pierre Nepveu, 1519–47. Château de Chambord Château de Chenonceaux Château in Azay-le-Rideau, France. Château of Langeais, in the Loire valley, west-central France. Villandry
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Château du Moulin
Château de Chambord
Chantilly, France: château
château of the dukes of Anjou
Château at Chambord, France, design attributed to Bernabei Domenico da Cortona, executed by Pierre Nepveu, 1519–47.
Château de Chambord
Château de Chenonceaux
Château in Azay-le-Rideau, France.
Château of Langeais, in the Loire valley, west-central France.
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Explore the Loire River valley and behold the Gothic cathedral of Orléans and the region's historic châteaux
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