The DE Last Secret of the Renaissance Revealed Imagine discovering the most mysterious château DE la Loire, the one that nobody talks about but that has changed the history DE France. Château Gaillard is not just another castle DE: it is THE secret laboratory where the French Renaissance was born. While DE millions of visitors flock to the famous castles, you will enter the privacy of the place where it all began.
You Walk Where No One Has Point Of Sale For 500 Years You will not visit a frozen museum, but a living place rediscovered after 5 centuries of oblivion. Every step in the orangery takes you where Dom Pacello, the "Léonard DEs Jardins", planted the first orange trees in France. Every salon you walk through still echoes DE Marie Stuart’s intimate conversations on her royal honeymoon. This is your unique chance DE relive history before it becomes "too" touristy.Here you breathe in the fragrances DE orange blossoms that intoxicated Charles VIII.
I'd pop your tail at the entrance to walk us through the castle, its orangery and gardens and share with Marie Stuart the happy days of her wedding. We will visit the interior of the Château , the historic orangery , the place of arrival of the first orange trees in France , the gardens of pleasures and vegetable gardens where old varieties are cultivated with the techniques of the past!
Only a few hundred DE visitors a day discover this gem, compared to thousands in nearby castles. You are part of a privileged circle that knows the true secret DE the Renaissance. You'll come back with stories that no one else can tell. Forget the classic tours where you just watch. Here you breathe in the fragrances DE orange blossoms that intoxicated Charles VIII. You're touching century-old orange trees brought back from Italy. You can taste Renaissance essences in the first orangery DE France. You will feel the sweetness of the Mediterranean climate recreated in Val DE Loire.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
I would give you your entrance ticket on arrival at Château Gaillard allowing you to pass the queue ....