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- The Royal Château de Blois is located in the Loir et Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois.
- Château de Blois is just north of the Loire River in the historic center of Blois. Walk 5 minutes east from the Blois Railway Station.
- It was Louis XII who initiated the new improvements of Château de Blois. The king was born in the castle in 1462 and always favored it over the other castles.
- In a state of near-total disrepair, the Château of Blois was scheduled to be demolished but was given a reprieve as a military barracks.[5].
- The royal château de Blois was built from the 13th century to the 17th century around a courtyard and consists of several buildings in different styles.
- Single and multi-day Loire Valley tours, most of which depart from Paris, tend to make stops at Château de Blois.
- Explore several centuries of history by visiting the Royal château of Blois, a unique monument in the Loire Valley !
- Château de Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France. A unique example of the development of French architecture from the 13th to the 17th centuries, the Château de Blois has...