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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : RECEPTION ROOM, DETAIL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : DINING ROOM, WITH ITS EMPIRE TABLE, STAMPED JACOB CABINET MAKER, FAVORITE OF NAPOLEON 1ST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE MOAT AND CASTLE SEEN FROM THE NORTH. LOCATED 5 KM FROM THE RIVER, IT IS THE WESTERNMOST OF THE CASTLES OF THE LOIRE. IT HAS AN EXTRA-ORDINARY FURNISHED SET, AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE. THE LIBRARY IS THE OTHER WEALTH OF THE CASTLE: 12000 WORKS, CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : GRAND STAIRCASE. RENAISSANCE STYLE, ITS SCULPTED CEILINGS ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE ITALIAN INFLUENCE IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : RECEPTION ROOM. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY (IN THE FOREGROUND, ON THE BILLIARD TABLE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE WEST, AT SUNSET. ON THE RIGHT, THE DOVECOTE AND THE ORANGERY. ON BACKGROUND, THE PARK, WITH AN AREA OF 32 HECTARES. LOCATED 5 KM FROM THE RIVER, IT IS THE WESTERNMOST OF THE CASTLES OF THE LOIRE. IT HAS AN EXTRA-ORDINARY FURNISHED SET, AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE. THE LIBRARY IS THE OTHER WEALTH OF THE CASTLE: 12000 WORKS, CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS A HISTORICAL MONUMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM