The castle of Fontainebleau
The castle of Fontainebleau is located an hour away from Paris. Occupied by the kings of France, as early as the 12th century, it is a unique place, since all the monarchs lived there until Napoleon III. Francois I, then his son, Henri II, are the main architects. With the help of the Italian school, Le Rosso and Le Primatice, they will build a “renaissance” style castle. Fontainebleau is also Napoleon’s “farewell to arms” that took place in the white horse courtyard in 1814.
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King François I (1494-1547 ) enjoyed Fontainebleau and this castle became his home after he decided its reconstruction around 1528. The king particularly liked to stay at Fontainebleau during winter to hunt wild boars,deers among other quarry in the forrest |
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| Castle of Fontainebleau Barbizon A charming village located a few miles away from Fontainebleau. Painters Rousseau and Millet, exposed at the Orsay museum lived there and even today numerous Art galleries are scattered along the paved streets of this old village. Excellent restaurants add some pleasure to the visit. . |
