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Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas Morning

Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas morning in Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire (37), France on December 25, 2025. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas Morning

Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas morning in Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire (37), France on December 25, 2025. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas Morning

Snow-covered Chateau de Chenonceau on Christmas morning in Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire (37), France on December 25, 2025. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CHENONCEAU : LOUIS XIV SALON. IN MEMORY OF THE VISIT HE MADE TO CHENONCEAU ON JULY 14, 1650, LOUIS XIV OFFERED HIS UNCLE, THE DUKE OF VENDOME, HIS PORTRAIT BY RIGAUD. 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 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 - 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. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) LOIRE VALLEY, INTERIOR STAIRCASE OF THE CHATEAU DE CHENONCEAU, NICKNAMED THE CHATEAU OF THE LADIES 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 : PORTRAIT OF DIANE DE POITIERS (1499 - 1566). 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 : THE KITCHENS, INSTALLED IN THE ENORMOUS BASEMENTS THAT FORM THE FIRST TWO PILES SITTING IN THE BED OF CHER RIVER. HERE THE OFFICE, LOW VAULTED VAULTED OGIVES. THE EQUIPMENT WAS MODERNIZED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, WHEN THE CASTLE WAS CONVERTED AS A HOSPITAL. 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 - 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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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37), CHENONCEAUX, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, DIANE'S GARDEN AND LE CHER RIVER (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37), CHENONCEAUX, CHENONCEAU CASTLE AND LE CHER RIVER (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37), CHENONCEAUX, CHENONCEAU CASTLE, DIANE'S GARDEN (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-LOIRE VALLEY-CASTLE

(240430) -- ORLEANS, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 27, 2024 shows the view of Chenonceau Castle in Loire Valley, France. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orleans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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FRANCE-LOIRE VALLEY-CASTLE

(240430) -- ORLEANS, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 27, 2024 shows the view of Chenonceau Castle in Loire Valley, France. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orleans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)