If an authentic French chateau is what you seek, look no further. This stately chateau is a superb example of Renaissance architecture, was built for a Prussian prince and his wife in 1797 ~ on sixteenth century foundations ~ to provide a place to entertain the elite of Europe. Located a mere fifteen minutes from Blois and convenient to many of the grand châteaux of the Loire, this property sits on forty acres of meadows and ancient oak woods, which is then surrounded by 4000 acres of forest with a network of paths for walking, cycling and riding. All of the oak in this French chateau came from that forest! Continued...