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FONTAINEBLEAU & VAUX lE VICOMTE
Fontainebleau's abiding charm comes from its relative informality and spectacular forest setting. The palace's interest is due its bewildering cluster of styles from different periods, from Louis VII to Napoleonic. Its main architectural influence derives from Renaissance King François 1er. The Salle de Bal, Galerie François 1er and Napoleon's apartments are the main places of interest.
After the palace visit, we suggest a lunch stop at the charming Barbizon village, located in the middle of the Fontainebleau forest.
After lunch, we invite you to visit the Vaux le Vicomte château. Nicolas Fouquet, King Louis XIV's powerful court financier, challenged architect Le Vau and decorator Le Brun to create the most sumptuous palace of the day. The result, one of the greatest 17th-century French châteaux, surpassed Fouquet's dreams. The palace boasts magnificent frescoed ceilings. Unlike Versailles or Fontainebleau, its many rooms feel touchingly intimate and the scale is not overwhelming. You will enjoy, too, André Le Nôtre's stunning gardens, the finest of the Ile de France region, with a magnificent succession of terraces, ornamental lakes and fountains which descend to the formal canal.
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