Posts Tagged ‘Charles Perrault’

Castle of Breteuil

The Castle of Breteuil (Chateau de Breteuil) was built in the early seventeenth century, 35 kilometers from Paris. Since its appearance it still belongs to one noble family, which gave France three ministers.

The palace of Breteuil is notable for the fact that the famous French writer Charles Perrault lived here. He gave the world such remarkable tales as “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Cinderella”, “Puss in Boots”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Bluebeard” and many others. Nowadays, a part of the mansion is reserved for an interesting museum of Charles Perrault.

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Loire – the land of magnificent castles…

Loire – the land of magnificent castles …Without exaggeration one of the most valuable pearls of France is the valley of the river Loire. This French region attracts ten thousand travelers from many countries of the world every year.

As the basic sights of Loire are numerous castles it is abundantly clear that staying here cannot be limited to one or two days. According to tourist guidebooks there are forty two ancient Château (so Frenchmen name castles) on river banks, however separate sources testify that there are about three hundreds of them.

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