Le Parc et les Jardins du Château de Fontainebleau, part II !!!!

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It was the first castle that I visited in France way back in 1990 when my dear late wife Martine took me there as it was her native area. Its still the nostalgic favorite ,visited several times over the years, and friends of the castle. The luxury and architecture of it is inmense, but a lot of folks missed the wonderful gardens. They are magnificent. So ,after many posts on the Château de Fontainebleau, in the dept 77 of Seine et Marne ,in the Île de France region of my belle France, Therefore ,let me tell you about Le Parc et les Jardins du Château de Fontainebleau, part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

Covering an area of 130 hectares and extending beyond the drop in the Cascades basin, the park of Fontainebleau castleonce marked the limits of the royal domain to the east. From the village of Avon, it was crossed by the main access road to the castle. Its current configuration, the organization of the network of star-shaped alleys and waterfalls, results from the creation of the canal under Henri IV, 2,000 m long and 40 m wide, Initially planted with more than sixty thousand trees where the rows of white poplars, oaks and fruit trees, this “closed park” and its canal were the pride of the king, who followed the construction site, monitoring the progress of the work. In 1609, it took more than a week to fill it and, from autumn, the king sailed there with his Dauphin.

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Avenue de Maintenon is the forest road that connects the Grille de Maintenon grid to Petit Mont-Chauvet. Formerly called a Allée de la Chaussée, Mail Henri IV or Allée des Ornes, it served as a frame for solemn entrances, like that of Charles Quint in 1539 and place of walks and games. The Grille de Maintenon grid has long been the main access leading to the castle. It was the starting point and return of the royal hunts. The picture is from outside castle looking in from the avenue de Maintenon.

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The official Château de Fontainebleau on the gardens : https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/en/courtyards-and-gardens/

The Fontainebleau tourist office on the castle gardens : https://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/en/discover-the-region/patrimoine-2/the-chateau-a-grand-history-book-of-france/the-chateau-gardens/

For my love of the castle, this is the official Friends of the Castle : https://www.amischateaufontainebleau.org/

There you go folks another wonderful gem of my nostalgic Seine et Marne dept 77 awaits for you and yours. Again, hope you enjoy the Parc et les Jardins du Château de Fontainebleau, part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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