PIERREFONDS - A magnificent castle just 1 hour away from Paris, a place to ‘knock your socks off…’

The Chateau de Pierrefonds although a 12-Century fortress castle, feel into disrepair and it was only at the end of the 19^th-C, that Napoleon III  took it over and had it rebuilt. It took 30 years to finish. Although Napoleon III took some liberties with the reconstruction, the castle is a WOW. Especially the drive up to it from miles away. It does have all those boyhood fantasies about what a Castle should be – a drawbridge, eight imposing defensive towers, a keep and much more…all for a Magical visit to the country of knights.

The village below is charming and if you are there on market day, that is a plus.