The Orangerie and parterre - Versailles Gardens

The Versailles Gardens

Versailles is one of the most visited sites in France, with several million visitors each year. Both tourists and locals come to the gardens to experience the serenity and beauty it offers. The gardens and the Château were inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1979 and are today seen as one of the…

Versailles Gardens

Versailles from Above

Versailles is much more than Château and Gardens. A film shot from a drone gives a bird’s-eye view of the organisation of the royal city as composed by Louis XIV and André Le Nôtre. From above, the ties between the town and the château become clear.

Plateau des Glières

Plateau des Glières

Located in the heart of the Haute-Savoie, the Plateau des Glières was an important place for the Resistance during the Second World War. It is the site of the Monument National à la Résistance des Glières, a modern work of art by Emile Gilioli symbolising Resistance and Hope.

Pont Jacques Gabriel Blois

Blois, the City of Kings

On the banks of the Loire and midway between Orleans and Tours, the Royal City of Blois is well-placed in the very heart of the Loire valley. Seven kings and ten queens have occupied the famous chateau overlooking the city of Blois, an obvious appeal for the nobility to build their famous residences.