If the Château de Cheverny, built in XVII century, in a very classical style, evokes a memory it's certainly because it inspired Hergé to create the Château de Moulinsart in those famous Tintin comic strips.
Visit guided tour of Château de Cheverny will tell you the story of one of Loire castles most visited after the Blois castle and the Chambord.
Unlike its neighbors, the Château de Cheverny never belonged to the kingdom of France. In the 14th century, it was a simple residence consisting of a wine press, houses and vineyards.
It was in the 17th century, after a family tragedy, that the Château de Cheverny takes on the appearance we know today. Henri Hurault, the owner of Cheverny, was then in the service of Henri IV. One day, he caught his wife cheating on him, and forced her to absorb a lethal poison. The king then condemned Henri Hurault to remain on his lands at Cheverny for three years.
These years of exile gave him time to remarry and, with his new wife, build a new home in place of an outmoded fortress marked by tragedy. Visit Château de Cheverny was born of the collaboration of the region's most prominent artists. The work was completed in 1634, but the couple had little time to enjoy it. The Countess died in 1635, and her husband Henri in 1648.
Visit guided tour of Château de Cheverny you can discover the furnished apartments testifying to the French art of living. Among the rooms on display are the nursery, the children's rooms, the private dining room, the weapons room, a Gobelin tapestry and the weapons and armor collections.