Since France is a country of castles and palaces, we offer you a short article about one more remarkable castle, located near Paris.
So, its name is Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte. This beautiful architectural structure, surrounded by forests, is located at a distance of forty-six kilometers from the French capital.
The Castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte was built in the middle of the seventeenth century especially for Mr. Nicolas Fouquet, who served as the minister of finance at the court of the French monarch Louis XIV.
The authors of the palace became the famous in those days architect Louis Le Vau, designer of landscapes Andre Le Notre, and decorator Charles Le Brun. By joint efforts these talented people have created a magnificent palace, which was at the level of the royal apartments by its appearance and interior. It is noteworthy that after seeing exactly this very palace, the king ordered to build more luxury one for himself – Versailles.
Over the years the castle changed many owners, among them were such famous persons as Marshal Villars and Duke of Choiseul-Praslin. There was a time when the palace was in total disrepair, and its famous gardens had completely lost its shape. However, the wealthy industrialist Alfred Sommier bought the manor and made a lot to restore this magnificent heritage. He fully restored gardens and put in order interior of the castle, almost entirely repeating its original look.
Today the Castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte is a very popular place among as foreign tourists as residents of France, who come here to admire the delightful gardens and interior decoration of the palace chambers.
To get to the castle you can by train from Gare de Lyon in Paris to Melun station. From the station to the castle (distance 7 km) a regular bus runs.
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