This is Mazé-Milon !!!

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Let me tell you more ,always more of my belle France, It has been many trips in my road warrior trails for many years lost count always with plenty of surprises , This was one of them as usually not into secondary castles as we have so many of them. Let me tell a bit on this wonderful find on the former town of Mazé, in the Marne et Loire dept 49 of the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France, Therefore, this is Mazé-Milton !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The former city of Mazé became on January 1, 2016, a delegated town in the new town of Mazé-Milon, It is located on roads D 55, Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire, and D 74, Bauné at 29 km from Angers ,34 km from Saumur, 104 km from Tours, 118 km from Nantes and 253 km from my current home, We got here on the N165, A11, A87 ; D347 to D74 and castle, The château de Montgeoffroy 18C is located on the territory of the former town of Mazé,

The Château de Montgeoffroy has six living rooms and twenty apartments. The facade on the garden was therefore oriented northeast. Two salons are located in the main axis between courtyard and park. The dining room is oval in shape. The large staircase is postponed in the opposite corner. The Marshal decided to establish his apartment south on the entrance side, in order to be near the office and the buffet, which he wanted to keep in the eye. He had the top-of-portraits of pretty servants decorated the topped portraits.

A bit of history tell us that in 1676 Erasme de Contades, from a family of nobility located in Anjou since the beginning of the 17C, acquired the land of Montgeoffroy which belonged to the family of the Grandière. In 1772 Louis Georges Erasme de Contades, Marshal since 1758 and governor of Alsace in 1762, decided to have the castle rebuilt in order to retire; The works, which lasted four years, was mainly led by his son, the Marquis de Contades – who settled there from 1772 , and the old castle was demolished, but respected the layout in U , and kept two towers and the moat, as well as the chapel, dating from 1543. The domain past ok the French revolution and the Vendée War by retaining its commons, agricultural buildings, its chapel and the factories of the park and, more rare or even exceptional, its archives and its furniture, an underground passage was also built to allow the inhabitants of the castle to run away. This path was connected to an old monks farm located on the Macheferrière chemin. Today the passage is inaccessible because it has been closed but there are vestiges as much in the plans of the castle as in the cellar of the old farm transformed into a home. From its construction in 1772 until today, the château de Montgeoffroy has remained in the hands of the family of Contades which has kept over the years the authenticity of a prestigious monument Marquis de Contades opens its doors to visitors around the world for total immersion in 18C France. All the furniture of the castle are indeed inherited from the first occupants of the castle and reveal all the richness of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles.

The town of Mazé-Milon on its heritage : https://www.maze-milon.fr/a-voir-a-maze-milon/

The official Château de Montgeoffroy : https://www.chateaudemontgeoffroy.com/gb/

The Saumur tourist office on the castle : https://www.ot-saumur.fr/en/chateaux-et-manoirs/chateau-de-montgeoffroy-5370489/

There you go folks, blending natural beauty of the second Loire full of architecture, and history as well, down under in off the beaten path trails. This was a wonderful ride that would be looking forward to be back, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Mazé-Milon !!! as I.

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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