Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE VILLAGE OF CHEVERNY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM