Day trip outside Paris

I would like to go on a field trip to a chateau?

I have been to Versailles and love it. I am interested in architecture and gardens. What would you suggest? It can be byu a tour company or by ourselves.

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If you loved Versailles, I would try Fountainebleau next. The building is just as big as Versailles, much quieter, and the town surrounding is great!

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How easy is it to get to Fountainebleu?

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Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte--the inspiration for Versailles. Large gardens by Le Notre you can traverse in a rented golf cart. Check the web site.

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Here are my recommendations:

http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/

http://www.chateaudechantilly.com/

http://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/

You really should take the time to visit here:

http://www.chateauxloire.com/

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Definitely Vaux-le-Vicompte! They have a wonderful evening candlelight tour with thousands of candles in the gardens and throughout the chateau. It is magic! Last time I went to this I was lucky enough to have a lightning storm going on and it felt like I was in some strange gothic movie - so cool!

There is also a chateau west of Paris (sorry I can%26#39;t remember the name but I%26#39;m sure you can google it - I found it in the book %26quot;Paris With Kids%26quot;) that has a wild animal drive-through park and zoo that is owned by the family. If you are going with kids this is a must see - especially during the lion feeding time. There is a plexiglass walk-through tunnel through the lion enclosure that is at ground level and they throw out raw meat to the lions who proceed to pounce onto the tunnel to get the meat. You are inches from them and you can see their true beauty.

Enjoy!

Anita

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