Wednesday, June 17, 2009

PALACES AND PLEASURES; Vaux-le-Vicomte: A Perfect Chateau, Envied by a King


To be honest with you, the Vaux Le Vicomte castle is my favorite place to visit over Versailles. It indeed inspired the King of France after seeing it, to duplicate it ( albeit on a grander scale) with Versailles. I find the Vaux (Privately owned and thus better kept)to be less crowded with visitors and more magnificent in scale.
For children its a treat, as on weekends you can rent ( at the castle for 4 Euros) costumes so that they can dress up as Princes, princesses and Musketeers when touring the castle.