
Chambord Castle rises in the commune of Chambord, 17 kilometers from Blois in Loir-et-Cher, within France's Centre-Val de Loire region. Built at the heart of Europe's largest enclosed forest park—some 50 square kilometers surrounded by a 32-kilometer wall—it stands as the grandest of all Loire Valley châteaux. Its ornamental gardens and hunting grounds are both classified as historic monuments. Dubbed a 'hidden diamond in the woods,' Chambord remains the sole royal domain to survive wholly intact from its creation.
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