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Chateau de ChenonceauvsChateau de Cheverny
Chateau de Chenonceau and Chateau de Cheverny are both highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Chateau de Chenonceau is the choice of most writers compared to Chateau de Cheverny. Chateau de Chenonceau comes in at #3 in Loire Valley with endorsements from 3 reviews like Michelin Guide, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Chateau de Chenonceau
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Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
37150 Chenonceaux
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Spanning the languid Cher River atop a supremely graceful arched bridge, Chenonceau is one of France's most elegant châteaux." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
" Don't miss the green study of Catherine de Medici, the great gallery with chequered floor overlooking the Cher, Diane de Poitiers' bedroom, and that of François I with its fine fireplace." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The two quintessentially French-style gardens of Chenonceaux have a dreamlike beauty and fine views of the château." Full review
Fodor's "Achingly beautiful, the Château de Chenonceau has long been considered the "most romantic" of all the Loire châteaux." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The castle may date back as far as the 11th century...head inside to see its brilliant furnishings and tapestries and outside to enjoy its gardens on a sunny day."
Chateau de Cheverny Lonely Planet Michelin Guide Michelin Guide Travel + Leisure Fodor's
Cheverny, 41700 Cheverny
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Lonely Planet "Perhaps the Loire's most elegantly proportioned château, Cheverny represents the zenith of French classical architecture: the perfect blend of symmetry, geometry and aesthetic order." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"A remarkable example of 17C classicism, the multi-coloured woodwork, gilding and antique furniture adorning the interior of Cheverney are dazzling." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The 100ha/240acre-park is remarkably well tended." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The dazzling estate is so delightful...the home, which is still privately owned, features 17th and 18th century interiors and furnishings that guests can peruse"
Fodor's "Perhaps best remembered as Capitaine Haddock's mansion in the Tintin comic books, the Château de Cheverny is also iconic for its restrained 17th-century elegance" Full review
