Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte – best visited on the Saturdays from May to mid-October.
A licensed historian and private driver is organised for this fabulous tour.
Impressed by the work of Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Notre, but furious that mere Finance Steward Nicolas Fouquet could dare to set himself up in such grandeur, Lous XIV commissioned the three illustrious artists to build an even more lavish residence at Versailles (and promptly sentenced the offending official to life imprisonment). This lesser known chateau is in impeccable condition and the park was the first “French style” garden – geometric patterns being the outstanding feature.
Don't miss the candlelit evenings, which transform the chateau into a fairy-tale picture.
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