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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND AND LEFT, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE COSSON RIVER AND THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CASTLE OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT, THE COSSON RIVER. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (THE LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST ENCLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF ENCLOSED WALLS. WITH ITS 156 M FACADE, 77 STAIRCASES, 282 FIREPLACES AND 426 ROOMS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : CHAMBER OF DIANE OF POITIERS. PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE OF MEDICIS (1519 - 1589) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : SAINT HUBERT CHAPEL, BUILT IN 1493 ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORATORY, ERECTED UNDER LOUIS XI. DESTINED FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF SOVEREIGNS, IT IS FLAMBOYANT GOTHIC. IT IS HERE THAT LIES THE BURIAL OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, DIED IN AMBOISE MAY 2, 1519. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT, THE COSSON RIVER. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (THE LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD AND THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. LOIR-ET-CHER (41) CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, THE LARGEST ENCLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF ENCLOSED WALLS. WITH ITS 156 M FACADE, 77 STAIRCASES, 282 FIREPLACES AND 426 ROOMS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, AT SUNSET. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHWESTT AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CHAMBORD. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. LEFT AND RIGHT, THE COSSON RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL ESTATE OF CHAMBORD, LARGEST CLOSED FOREST PARK IN EUROPE WITH 5441 HECTARES AND 32 KM OF CLOSED WALLS (LONGEST IN FRANCE). WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CHATEAU OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHAMBORD : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST, AT SUNRISE. ON FOREGROUND, THE COSSON RIVER AND THE FRENCH GARDENS, RESTORED IN SPRING 2018. WITH ITS 77 STAIRCASES, ITS 156 METERS OF FACADE, ITS 282 CHIMNEYS, ITS 426 ROOMS, AND ITS 800 CARVED CAPITALS, IT IS THE LARGEST CASTLE OF THE LOIRE VALLEY. THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY FRANCOIS 1ST IN 1519: 2019 MARKS THE FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON FOREGROUND, THE CHER RIVER. ON BACKGROUND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE GARDEN OF CATHERINE DE MEDICIS, THE FORECOURT, THE MARQUES TOWER AND THE GARDEN OF DIANE DE POITIERS. ON BACKGROUND, THE VILLAGE OF CHENONCEAUX. BUILT ON THE PLANS OF A VENETIAN PALACE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, WITH FIVE ARCHES SPANNING THE CHER RIVER, IS THE ONLY BRIDGE-CASTLE IN THE WORLD. NICKNAMED THE LADIES' CASTLE, ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN MARKED, AMONG OTHERS, BY FIVE WOMEN, GREAT SEDUCTRESSES OR WOMEN OF POWER : DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566), CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519 - 1589), LOUISE DE LORRAINE ( 1553 - 1601), GABRIELLE D'ESTREES (1573 - 1599) AND LOUISE DUPIN (1706 - 1799). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanlucar de Barrameda -- Spanish gastronomy capital

STORY: Sanlucar de Barrameda -- Spanish gastronomy capital DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JOSE FERRER MORATO, Gastronomy Ambassador 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JOSE FERRER MORATO, Gastronomy Ambassador 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JOSE FERRER MORATO, Gastronomy Ambassador STORYLINE: The town of Sanlucar de Barrameda in the south west corner of Spain is the Spanish gastronomy capital for 2022 offering its range of traditional produce, which mixes the flavor of the sea to that of sherry wine. Sanlucar has a long history and in 1519, Ferdinand Magallanes sailed from the port with five ships - one of which, the Nao Victoria, would return to the same port in 1522 having completed the first circumnavigation of the world. Magallanes never made it back home, but the trip has still gone down in history and the 500th anniversary of the Nao Victoria's return offers Sanlucar a special opportunity to highlight its most famous products. SOUN

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Admiral Gaspar - Circle of Francois de Clouet

Portrait of a Gentleman, Said to be Admiral Gaspar de Coligny (1519 - 1572). Painting by Circle of Francois de Clouet (c. 1510 - 1572) Date: c.1560