Chateau de Chambord and Blois

Our second day of riding took us into the famous Chateau Region of France. We were soon exploring the huge Chateau de Chambord, surely one of the most famous, but necessarily one of the prettiest, chateaux in the region.

This sprawling construction was built for Francoise I, but he only ever lived there for a few weeks. After he died it was left empty for the next hundred years. One of its most famous architectural features is the famous double helix staircase, thought to have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

Our destination for the day was the magnificent city of Blois, situated right on the banks of the river.Read more