NO. 40: Chateau du Ussé, France
Last week, I shared my week-long road trip through France with my bestie and I mentioned that we stopped Sleeping Beauty's castle, Chateau du Ussé. It was too hard for me to only share one or two photos from our visit so I thought I'd devote a full post to the beautiful castle today. I think French castle hopping in France would make for an amazing honeymoon and hopefully this post will convince you. A few years ago, I spent 11 days with my French friend, S, driving through the Loire Valley {which is packed with gorgeous castles} and it was seriously magical. [Check out my visits to Chenonceau and Chambord, Fontainebleau plus some of the cutest little Loire villages.]
Back to Sleeping Beauty's castle ... on our way to Aurora's abode, we kept passing the most darling chateaus:
This one was so striking that B turned into the driveway to give us a closer look!
The twisty roads on the way to Ussé felt so dreamy and magical:
And before we knew it, this beauty was in front of us:
... And we entered fairytale land ... except it was real which made it so much more incredible!
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| Eeek! |
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| The view of the tiny village of Ussé from one of the castle windows. |
Isn't it neat that we were able to tour the attic? And doesn't it looks so incredibly spooky??
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| Look at that moat! |
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| The on-site chapel looked like a little jewel box! |
The town of Ussé was just as mesmerizing:
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| Our [French] dinner on the run to our b&b in Brittany. |
Head on over:
Rue Principale
Rigny-Ussé, Centre, France
Phone +33 2 47 95 54 05
If you have any tips, insights, suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear them! Hope you enjoyed the second installment of the European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal! Happy Honeymooning!
Did you miss the other entries of CB's Travel Journal? Click here to catch up! ;o)
{All images by me}
Phone +33 2 47 95 54 05
If you have any tips, insights, suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear them! Hope you enjoyed the second installment of the European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal! Happy Honeymooning!
Did you miss the other entries of CB's Travel Journal? Click here to catch up! ;o)
{All images by me}
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European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal: Provence, France, p.2
European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal: Loire Valley, France, p.2
European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal: Provence, France, p.3
European {Honeymoon-Inspired} Travel Journal: Loire Valley, France, p.1
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