Like a fairytale castle, Chantilly is surrounded by a vast garden, similar to those of Versailles and Vaux-le-Vicomte but smaller in size. We visited Chantilly back in 2009 ... Read more!
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A new name for a French region: Hauts-de-France
The important news of the day is the new name chosen for the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie. It was announced this very morning that the newly created region of ... Read more!
Explore Amiens Cathedral, France’s largest church
Did you know that Amiens Cathedral is the largest Gothic structure in France? Indeed, this enormous edifice covers 7,700 m2. It can shelter 10,000 people within its walls, ... Read more!
Beauvais Cathedral: the gravity-defying church
Situated 60km north of Paris, Beauvais Cathedral symbolises the height of architectural endeavour in the gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Ambitious and gravity-defying, the cathedral of Saint-Pierre ... Read more!
Pierrefonds Castle
The imposing castle of Pierrefonds, located 80 km to the north-east of Paris, appears enchantingly around a bend in the road beside the Compiègne Forest. Built in the ... Read more!
Chantilly Castle
Like a fairytale castle, Chantilly is surrounded by a vast estate of 7,800 hectares, North of Paris. Technically, here we are in the Picardy region, but the town ... Read more!
