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PARC DU CHÂTEAU

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Château de Chantilly, 60500Sweet Whipped Cream, France Show on map
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2025
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2025

Park with French garden, a small park, an Anglo-Chinese garden and an English garden in the heart of a vast forest in Chatilly.

Set in the heart of a vast forest and extending over 115 hectares, the château's grounds have been shaped by Chantilly's successive owners. Stroll through the French garden, the Petit Parc, the Anglo-Chinese garden and the English garden. The French garden, designed by Le Nôtre in the late 17th century, is the first to appear. From the château's terrace, it opens onto a 180 m-long stretch of water leading to the Grand Canal. The parterres, majestic water mirrors, vertugadin, grand canal and waterfall make this garden an aesthetic as well as a historical marvel. The English garden and its romantic fabriques are equally surprising in their charm. It was designed under the Restoration in 1819 by the architect Victor Dubois. Inhabited by swans and aquatic birds, its temple is a delight. There are also the cascades of Beauvais, a sumptuous buffet of water designed by Le Nôtre in the 17th century. A grass labyrinth has also been created near the hamlet. Romantic buildings such as the Temple de Vénus, Île d'Amour and Lac des Cygnes can be seen along the paths. On the other side of the French garden, you enter Le Hameau and its restaurant. These five country cottages were the inspiration for Marie-Antoinette's Trianon hamlet in Versailles. Children may not enjoy this romanticism for hours, so take them to the large plant maze or to the playground with its wooden huts and friendly sheep jumpers!

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Visited in january 2025
This place is stunning. To know the works of art are a single collection is very impressive and then donated as a collection for a museum. A must visit if you’re in Paris
Visited in january 2025
Such a beautiful place just outside Paris.
It's a perfect place to spend a day together.
The entrance ticket of 18 euros include the park access and entry to two museums.
You can come enjoy a full day, have a picnic, play badminton or anything. The area is so big and also surprisingly very quiet. People who enjoy walking can perfectly plan a 20 km walk within the park compound. It is also intresting for biking enthusiasts.
We had an amazing time stopping there for the afternoon, on our way back from our weekend Paris trip.
We bought ticket at the counter on a Sunday, and there wasn't a waiting time. There are also small vans which sell sandwiches and burgers.
Visited in january 2025
Magnifique château avec des belles décorations de Noël. Histoire du château est à connaître.
Visited in january 2025
Très beau château avec une histoire à connaître.
Visited in january 2025
This has to be one of my favourite castles in Europe!

It's both a marvel itself and houses a museum of art that rivals the Louvre in Paris. It has guides in multiple languages (including English) and is quite easy to navigate. Tickets aren't too expensive and if you time it right, you can walk straight inside without a line. Accessibility is a challenge in some of the older areas of the castle (like the chapel), but overall, they've done a great job to allow most people to wander through.

It was built during the reign of King Louis XIV and is a "Little Versailles" but without the crowds! I visited in winter when crowds were significantly less, but since it's less known than Versailles, even in high season, you'll be able to spend more time exploring in peace.

The last Duke of Aumale bequeathed it to France, on the condition that nothing inside has been changed from when he lived there, so it is a perfectly preserved 19th Century museum, full of books, painting, mosaics, statues, furniture and drawings. The gardens are also surreal and worth a separate visit altogether!
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