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Chateau de Beaumesnil
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Chateau de Fontaine-Henry
Châteaux
Château d'Anet
Diane de Poitiers' once-
fabulous château is now but a
glimmer of its former glory, yet
still impresses - especially the
gatehouse with its amazing clock.
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Map K4
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Open Apr-Oct: pm Wed-
Mon; Nov, Mar: pm Sat, Sun
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Adm charge
Château de Champ-de-
Bataille, Le Neubourg
This soldierly 17th-century
château is owned by interior
designer Jacques Garcia. On
view are the kitchens, and lavish
gardens inspired by mythology.
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Map H3
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Open May-Sep: pm daily;
Mar, Apr, Oct: pm Sat, Sun
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Adm charge
Château de Balleroy
The château's sumptuous
interior has portraits of Napoleon
and Wellington, confronting one
another across the Waterloo
Room. A hot-air balloon museum
is housed in the stables.
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Map C3
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Open Jul-Aug: daily
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Adm charge
Château de Fontaine-Henry
The sloping roofs of this
extraordinary-looking Renaissance
château are taller than its walls.
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Map D3
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Open Easter-mid-Jun, mid-
Sep-Oct: Sat, Sun; mid-Jun-mid-Sep:
Wed-Mon;
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Adm charge
Château de Beaumesnil
This glorious Baroque
masterpiece, a frothy pile of pink
brick and pale stone floating on
its glassy moat, is perfectly com-
plemented by the formal gardens
that surround it.
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Map H4
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Open
Easter-Jun, Sep-Oct: pm Fri-Mon; July,
Aug: pm Wed-Mon
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Adm charge
Le Domaine d'Harcourt
The ancestral home of the
Harcourt family has an important
arboretum, created in 1802.
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Map H4
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Open mid-Jun-mid-Sep: daily;
Mar-mid-Jun, mid Sep-mid-Nov: Wed-
Mon
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Adm charge
Château de Lantheuil,
Creully
In the same family since 1613, the
château has retained its original
Louis XIII decoration.
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Map D3
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02 31 80 14 03
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Open by appointment
Château de Bénouville
The monumental staircase
is the star at this impressive yet
charming Neo-Classical château.
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Map D3
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Open Jul-mid-Sep: Wed-
Mon
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Adm charge
Château de Pontécoulant
The last member of the
Pontécoulant family gave the
estate to the
département
of
Calvados. Fronted by long, formal
lawns, backed by woodland, this
16th- to 18th-century château in
the Suisse Normande has great
charm.
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Map D4
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Open mid-Apr-Sep,
Nov: pm Wed-Mon
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Adm charge
Château de Bizy, Vernon
The interior of this handsome
château set in an English-style
park is graced by superb wood-
work, tapestries and Empire
furniture.
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blvd des Capucins
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Map
K4
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Open Apr-Oct: Tue-Sun; Mar: pm
Sat, Sun
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Adm charge
For more Norman châteaux
See pp81, 100
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