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PARK AND CASTLE OF BEAUREGARD

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12, chemin de la Fontaine, 41120Cellettes, France
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02.54.70.41.65
2024
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A 40-hectare landscaped park offering pleasant walks in Cellettes.

A veritable key to revealing and deciphering history, Beauregard is a little-known treasure of the Loire Valley. It has been inhabited by the same family since 1926. A former hunting lodge built by Chambord on the orders of François I, Beauregard was at the heart of the sumptuous and entertaining life of the court. It later belonged to aristocrats close to the royal power who never ceased to embellish it. The Galerie des Portraits is a monumental room built by three generations of the Ardier family, who owned it in the 17th century. It contains 327 portraits of important figures in European history. The ensemble is completed by a rich lapis lazuli ceiling of astonishing freshness and a paving of 5,600 Delft faience tiles representing the various corps of a marching army under Louis XIII. A veritable ceremonial gallery, where the portraits have become the subject of passionate debate, today it is an educational tool par excellence, revealing the historical links between its characters. The tour also includes a large Renaissance kitchen with two fireplaces, in use until 1968, and a fine collection of 80 copper dishes, saucepans and cake molds. Another exceptional piece dating from the 16th century is Jean du Thier's working cabinet or studiolo, made by Scibec de Carpi, King Henri II's cabinetmaker. In the second gallery, among other fine pieces of furniture, visitors can admire a magnificent Burgundian sideboard with hidden locks, returned to France from Teheran in 1840. Photographer Antoine Schneck has graced the Galerie des Portraits with his own gallery... of famous people's dogs! Isn't a dog man's best friend? A lovely 40-hectare landscaped park makes for a pleasant stroll, during which you can discover the beautiful ruins of the 13th-century chapel and the 18th-century icehouse, the forerunner of refrigerators. This comfort item was filled with ice from the estate's ponds and kept foodstuffs fresh all summer long. Re-imagined by Parisian landscape gardener Gilles Clément (Parc André Citroën and Musée du Quai Branly garden), the park was given a new "portrait" garden in 1992. Last but not least, the park boasts over a hundred old roses, making it one of the largest rose gardens in the Loire Valley.


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mimisiku
Visited in july 2018
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Le château de BEAUREGARD est l'ancien rendez vous de chasse de François 1er. Il faut compter une demi-journée minimum, si on veut voir la galerie des portraits, la cuisine et sa batterie de casseroles en cuivre, le mobilier, les faïences de Delft, ,la chapelle et son jardin, la statue de Diane et le jardin des portraits.
Cet été, le château proposait une exposition photographique originale et amusante de portraits de chiens
casper84
Visited in october 2016
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Nous n'avons fait que le parc car c'était l'heure de la sieste pour notre fille. La balade est super agréable , le parc est très bien entretenu et les informations affichées dans les jardins sont très intéressantes. Nous avons mis un peu plus de 2h00 pour faire tous les circuits proposés.
Goun82
Visited in august 2015
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ne passez pas dans le coin sans le visiter, le parc est agréable et la galerie des portraits impressionnante
Jadranka
Visited in june 2016
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Beau château avec un grand parc très agréable. Accès facile et bien indiqué.
Visited in april 2016
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Superb gallery of portraits! Pleasant setting.
A little expensive price for a visit in April, where you can really enjoy the gardens.

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