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Portrait of Marwan Barghouti In Front of The Town Hall in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - France

France, Indre et Loire, Loire valley listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, town hall. Portrait of Marwan Barghouti In Front of The Town Hall in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Indre-et-Loire, France on October 23, 2021. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Pierre Cardin Front Row

Indre Burlinskaite attending Pierre Cardin show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 7, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW Pierre Cardin Front Row

Indre Burlinskaite attending Pierre Cardin show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 7, 2025. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Gabriela Hearst Photocall

Indre Rockefeller attends the Gabriela Hearst Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Gabriela Hearst Photocall

Indre Rockefeller attends the Gabriela Hearst Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Gabriela Hearst Photocall

Indre Rockefeller attends the Gabriela Hearst Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Gabriela Hearst Photocall

Indre Rockefeller attends the Gabriela Hearst Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on October 01, 2025. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE. THE CHATEAU OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: VIEW OF THE SOUTH-WEST AND NORTH-WEST FACADES FROM THE PARK, ON THE BANKS OF THE INDRE RIVER Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE ET LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE - CHATEAU D'AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: THE GRAND STAIRCASE (SIXTEENTH CENTURY) ON THE GROUND FLOOR. EDIFIED ON A MODEL OF STRAIGHT STAIRCASE ?A L'ITALIENNE?, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE CREATIONS OF THE RENAISSANCE IN THE REGION. THE COFFERED VAULTS ARE DECORATED WITH MEDALLIONS IN THE ANTIQUE STYLE REPRESENTING THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS FANTASTIC CHARACTERS AND ANIMALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE : RECONSTITUTION OF THE PAINTER'S STUDIO. LEONARDO DA VINCI ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN 1516 WITH THREE OF HIS MAJOR PAINTINGS: THE VIRGIN, THE CHILD JESUS AND SAINT ANNE, WHO WILL REMAIN UNFINISHED (LEFT), SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, WHOM HE FINISHES AT CLOS LUCE (ON THE RIGHT), AND THE MONA LISA. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE : PORTRAIT OF LEONARDO DA VINCI BY LATTANZIO QUERENA. ORIGINAL AT THE MUSEO CIVICO DEGLI EREMITANI, PADUA, ITALY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF USSE : THE KING'S CHAMBER, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A TWO-ROOM SUITE. THE KING COULD RECEIVE THE COURT. IN THE LIVING ROOM, THE CHARACTERS SITTING OR STANDING SEEM IN GREAT CONVERSATION. THE TOILETS OF THESE LADIES ARE MOST SUMPTUOUS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF LANGEAIS : HALL OF THE PREUX. ALL DRESSED IN RED AND ADORNED WITH A HERRINGBONE ARCH WITH OAK WARHEADS, IT TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE SEQUEL OF THE NINE PRINCES, A UNIQUE SET IN FRANCE OF SEVEN TAPESTRIES (IT LACKS THOSE OF JUDAS MACCHABEE AND CHARLEMAGNE) MADE AND WOVEN BETWEEN 1520 AND 1540 IN AUBUSSON AND FELLETIN (CREUSE). THE NINE PRINCES ARE HECTOR, ALEXANDER, CAESAR, JOSHUA, JUDAS MACCABE, DAVID, CHARLEMAGNE, KING ARTHUR AND GODEFROY DE BOUILLON. IN THE SIXTEENTH, THE "NINE PRIESTS" ARE A HOT TOPIC. TODAY, WE FIND THEM IN PLAYING CARDS, WITH THE SQUARE OF KINGS (ALEXANDER, DAVID, CAESAR, CHARLEMAGNE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : WALK GUARDS. THIS OPEN GALLERY ALLOWED TO OBSERVE THE NAVIGATION ON THE LOIRE RIVER AND THE CROSSING OF THE RIVER. ON BACKGROUND, THE LOIRE RIVER AND THE ILE D'OR, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO ARMS OF THE RIVER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF USSE : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNSET. ON RIGHT, THE INDRE RIVER. ON FOREGROUND CENTER, THE VAUBAN TERRACES, ON WHICH ARE ARRANGED THE GARDENS "A LA FRANCAISE" DESIGNED BY LE NOTRE. OVERLOOKING THE INDRE RIVER AND THE LOIRE RIVER, THE CASTLE INSPIRED CHARLES PERRAULT TO WRITE THE TALE "SLEEPING BEAUTY". Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AZAY LE RIDEAU : THE MAGNIFICENT BIG ROOF, SAID "MOREOVER", BECAUSE THE WALLS SUPPORTING THE FRAME RISE ABOVE THE FLOOR. THIS DEVICE FREES UP MORE INTERIOR SPACE AND MASKS THE DIFFERENCES IN LEVEL BETWEEN THE WING AND THE LARGE ROOM, LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEVEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDRE ET LOIRE (37) CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH, IN THE RISING SUN. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE OLDEST KEEP IN FRANCE, BUILT BY FOULQUES NERRA, COUNT OF ANJOU, IN 994. COMMISSIONED BY KING LOUIS XI IN 1465, ITS ARCHITECTURE REPRESENTS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE: ON ONE SIDE, AN IMPRESSIVE FORTIFIED FACADE, WITH ITS LARGE TOWERS, COVERED WALKWAY AND DRAWBRIDGE. ON THE OTHER, A COURTYARD FACADE WITH NUMEROUS SCULPTED WINDOWS OPENING ONTO THE GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY AND ITS GARDENS : VIEW OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE GARDENS FROM THE DUNGEON. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE : LEONARDO DA VINCI'S ROOM. PAINTING: "THE DEATH OF LEONARDO DA VINCI" BY INGRES (1818). WE SEE FRANCIS I AT THE BEDSIDE OF THE DYING. THE PRESENCE OF THE LATTER ON THE DAY OF THE PAINTER'S DEATH IS DISPUTED BY HISTORIANS. ORIGINAL AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN THE CITY OF PARIS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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FRANCE. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE. THE CHATEAU OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: VIEW OF THE SOUTH-WEST AND NORTH-WEST FACADES FROM THE PARK, ON THE BANKS OF THE INDRE RIVER Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE : MACHINE ROOMS : CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY LEONARDO IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, THEY CARRIED OUT SCRUPULOUSLY, BY THE COMPANY IBM, ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS OF THE MASTER, WITH THE MATERIALS OF THE TIME. HERE, A TANK: THIS ARMORED UNIT COULD BE TRAINED BY HUMAN OR ANIMAL FORCE. ALL AROUND, GUNS WHOSE FENCERS ARE PROTECTED. AT THE TOP, A TURRET OF OBSERVATION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AZAY LE RIDEAU : PORTRAIT OF FRANCOIS 1ST (1494 - 1547). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : CHATEAU DE VILLANDRY AND ITS GARDENS: VIEW AT MID-HEIGHT OF THE VEGETABLE GARDEN FROM THE SOUTH WEST. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE RENAISSANCE CASTLE AND THE DUNGEON, THE ONLY REMAINING VESTIGE OF THE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE. THE CHATEAU OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: VIEW OF THE SOUTH-WEST AND NORTH-WEST FACADES FROM THE PARK, ON THE BANKS OF THE INDRE RIVER Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : DINING ROOM. ARRANGED BY THE MARQUIS DE CASTELLANE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, WOODWORK, LOUIS XV PERIOD, REPLACE THE TAPESTRIES, WHILE THE GROUND, MARBLES SUCCEED PARQUET FLOORS. THE SALMON PINK HUES AND THE FOUNTAIN EVOKE THE PROVENCAL ORIGINS OF THE MARQUIS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF USSE : THE GARDENS "A LA FRANCAISE", DESIGNED BY LE NOTRE IN PERSON. FROM THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY A LONG TERRACE CONSOLIDATED BY VAUBAN DOMINATES THE INDRE RIVER. THEN THE "GARDENER OF THE KING" UPSETS THE RULES OF HORTICULTURE AND PLAYS WITH SYMMETRIES, GEOMETRIC FIGURES AND PERSPECTIVES. IN HIS STAGING OF GARDENS, HE ADDS THE MASTERY OF FOUNTAINS AND PONDS. ON BACKGROUND, THE INDRE RIVER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AZAY LE RIDEAU : SALON DES MARQUIS DE BIENCOURT: PAINTING DEPICTING HENRY III RETURNING FROM POLAND, VISITING THE DOGES IN VENICE. A PAINTING INSPIRED BY PAUL VERONESE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE - LEONARDO DA VINCI PARK, WHERE ARE EXPOSED VARIOUS MACHINES, DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO WITH THE MATERIALS OF THE TIME. TANK: THIS ARMORED UNIT COULD BE TRAINED BY HUMAN OR ANIMAL FORCE. ALL AROUND, GUNS WHOSE FENCERS ARE PROTECTED. AT THE TOP, A TURRET OF OBSERVATION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE ET LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE - THE CASTLE OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: THE GRAND STAIRCASE (16TH CENTURY) ON THE 1ST FLOOR. DESIGNED ON AN ITALIAN STAIRCASE MODEL, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RENAISSANCE CREATIONS IN THE REGION. THE COFFERED VAULTS ARE DECORATED WITH ANTIQUE MEDALLIONS REPRESENTING THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS FANTASTIC CHARACTERS AND ANIMALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AZAY LE RIDEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE WEST. ON RIGHT, THE PARK, WITH A SURFACE OF 7 HECTARES. THIS JEWEL OF THE RENAISSANCE HAS UNDERGONE IMPRESSIVE WORKS, COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 2017. THE FACADES HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED AND THE INTERIORS CAREFULLY RECONSTRUCTED, BECAUSE THE TIME IS FOR THE COMPLETE RESTITUTION OF THE DECORATIONS, CARRIED BY A SCRUPULOUS CARE OF THE LEAST HISTORICAL DETAIL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : ROOM OF MOATS. HOUSED IN THE 18TH CENTURY BY JOACHIM CARVALLO (GREAT RESTAURATEUR OF VILLANDRY AND CREATOR OF THE GARDENS), THIS ROOM WAS THAT OF ANN COLEMAN, HIS WIFE. THE TABLES REPRESENT THREE OF THE SIX CHILDREN OF THE COUPLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF USSE : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST AT SUNSET. OVERLOOKING THE INDRE RIVER AND THE LOIRE RIVER, THE CASTLE INSPIRED CHARLES PERRAULT TO WRITE THE TALE "SLEEPING BEAUTY". Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : CHATEAU DE VILLANDRY AND ITS GARDENS: VIEW AT MID-HEIGHT OF THE VEGETABLE GARDEN FROM THE SOUTH WEST. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE RENAISSANCE CASTLE AND THE DUNGEON, THE ONLY REMAINING VESTIGE OF THE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AZAY LE RIDEAU : AERIAL VIEW FROM NORTHEAST ON RISING SUN. ON FOREGROUND AND ON BACKGROUND, THE INDRE RIVER. THIS JEWEL OF THE RENAISSANCE HAS UNDERGONE IMPRESSIVE WORKS, COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 2017. THE FACADES HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED AND THE INTERIORS CAREFULLY RECONSTRUCTED, BECAUSE THE TIME IS FOR THE COMPLETE RESTITUTION OF THE DECORATIONS, CARRIED BY A SCRUPULOUS CARE OF THE LEAST HISTORICAL DETAIL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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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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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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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : COUNCIL CHAMBER. PORTRAIT OF FRANCOIS 1ST (1494 - 1547) BY JEAN CLOUET (1515). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : COUNCIL CHAMBER. PORTRAITS OF KING CHARLES VIII AND QUEEN ANNE OF BRITTANY. THE OFFICIAL WEDDING TOOK PLACE IN AMBOISE IN 1491, THIS UNION UNIFYING THE DUCHY OF BRITTANY IN THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF AMBOISE : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTHWEST, AT SUNSET. ON LEFT, THE MINIMES TOWER. ON RIGHT, THE CHARLES VIII WING. AT EXTREME LEFT, THE LOIRE RIVER. ON FOREGROUND, THE CITY OF AMBOISE. AT THE DAWN OF THE RENAISSANCE, THE POWERFUL MEDIEVAL FORTRESS OF AMBOISE GIVES WAY TO A ROYAL RESIDENCE UNDER THE REIGNS OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE CHARLES VIII AND FRANCIS I. THE COURT, MANY LITERATI AND EUROPEAN ARTISTS STAY AT THE INVITATION OF THE SOVEREIGNS, LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI WHO RESTS IN THE CHAPEL SAINT HUBERT, VISIBLE ON BACKGROUND RIGHT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE (36) CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE. THE ?STARGAZER? GITE (LA NUIT ETOILEE) DISPLAYED BY LES GITES DE FRANCE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE (36) CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE. THE ?STARGAZER? GITE (LA NUIT ETOILEE) DISPLAYED BY LES GITES DE FRANCE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE (36) CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ?STARGAZER? GITE (LA NUIT ETOILEE) DISPLAYED BY LES GITES DE FRANCE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. INDRE (36) CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE. THE ?STARGAZER? GITE (LA NUIT ETOILEE) DISPLAYED BY LES GITES DE FRANCE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM