chateau de cheverny

Just amazing, inside and out. The furnishings! superb. It is wonderful to see that this Chateau is occupied by the same family for the last 6 centuries. The hunting dog enclosure is well worth a visit, very clean and the dogs appear to be well cared for. This Chateau is well worth putting on yout To Visit List! You will not be disappointed.

I was surprise to learn that Herge has been inspired of this castle to create captain Hadoc's mansion in the famous comic Tintin.Its also interesting to see that the family still lives in the castle...on the right wing...lucky ;) They also have a whole bunch of hunting dogs located near the castle. When they get fed it is a real show! They also seem to be well treated.

One of the most beautiful castles on the LOIRE VALLEY,it is presently inhabited by the aristrocatic family,who sit on the upper level as far as I remember.Very famous for his hunting dogs,around 4oo dogs.It is forbidden to fed them.

This chateau is absolutely lovely. The outside of the chateau is beautiful, and the inside is beautiful as well. The decor is ornate, and tasteful. It can get a little cramped inside with visitors as the hallways are small. They do try to keep the flow moving though. The grounds are also very nice, complete with a river to boat on, a cafe in the orangerie, garden, and over 100 hunting dogs. A great place to spend a day.

Nice castle, next to a river. Beautiful both inside and outside!The children told it was their favourite, as it was small and they could see all of it without getting tired.

We stayed at a camp site just up the road so arrived at opening time whilst not the most spectacular chateau in the region in was very attractive, the grounds were very enjoyable and the hounds are a must see

We really enjoyed our day here. The grounds were impressive complete with a labyrinth, a yummy cafe, river with guided boat tours, 120 hounds, the chateau and of course the Tintin attraction which was excellent. The kids loved the day out with the varied things to do.

Absolutely appalling. I went to the "Tintin chateau" with another American and an French woman and we were horrified the the animal abuse/neglect that we saw there. Cheverny is home to at least 30 hunting hound dogs that all live in a small enclosure on the grounds of the chateau. There is a large sign by the dogs that is meant to assure you that the dogs are well cared for by telling you that they are fed, disinfected, and powerwashed every day, but the fact is that they outside of those times they are left totally alone. When we went there was one dog that was smaller and weaker than the others and it was obvious that he was undernourished by the way that his ribs stuck out. All of the other dogs had taken to cornering him, biting at him, and barking at him, and it looked as if they were about to tear him apart. We tried to distract them, but every time the little one would try to slip away, the other dogs would corner him again. We went to the front desk to tell the staff member there, and she called the caretaker to help save the littler dog, but we waited 10 minutes and no one appeared. We went back and asked where the caretaker was and the woman dismissed us with a shrug saying that there was usually someone nearby except tuesdays and satrudays when he went to hunt. So at least two out of seven days of the week over 30 dogs are left completely on their own for long stretches of time without anyone nearby. Unacceptable. Accidents don't happen when it's convenient. We were sickened by the whole ordeal and demanded out money back. The people at Cheverny should be ashamed of themselves.

We visited this as part of Chateau package and enjoyed the very good self guided tour of the rooms with the comprehensive English tour booklet. The tour through rooms flowed well and there was plenty of space in most rooms to stop and view if needed.The grounds were immaculate and I particularly enjoyed the potager garden, but not the stink from the hounds compound! I needed a toilet half way through the tour and was dismayed to learn I had to go some distance to the entrance building.Ample free parking, good access to the town, and artisan shops within the grounds. Unfortunately the cafe at The Orangery was closed - perhaps as it was just outside the peak holiday season.

I was so upset and disappointed by my visit to Cheverny today! This was my first visit to the château. As soon as we walked out into the gardens from the entryway we heard the dogs barking extremely loudly. We went over to their enclosure and noticed that (at least) ten of the other dogs had cornered one of the smaller hounds. The small one had scars on its nose and legs, and was extremely skinny, with its ribs sticking out, which means the other dogs probably don't let it eat. The other dogs were less than a foot away from the small one barking and biting at it. As soon as we saw this we went back to the reception to tell them that we were worried the dog would get hurt, and she said she would call the caretaker. We went back to the enclosure to make sure someone was coming. We waited and waited, called the reception multiple times, all the while trying to distract the swarm of dogs from the smaller dog, and still no one showed up to help. We went back to the reception and told her that someone needed to come immediately or this dog was going to get seriously hurt by the others, if not killed. Her response was that "no one is there to take care of them on Saturdays. The caretaker can come after he's done hunting, I've done all I can do."After that we decided we were not going to pay to watch this dog get hurt and we wouldn't be able to enjoy the rest of the visit. We told her we were upset and just wanted our money back so we could leave. She gave us our money back, but very rudely and reluctantly. I understand that those dogs are wild animals and will act as such, but they need to have someone there every day to make sure their visitors don't have to witness a dog get abused by the others, or worse, killed. There was also a sign that said the dogs get power-washed every day. Ridiculous.I will absolutely not be going back to Cheverny.

This castle was the most interisting for us. I know it is small but it is full of character, has diffrent rooms which tell different stories. The grounds are huge. We paid for the trip on the boat and train and I'm glad we did. Garden is lovely too. And don't forget to visit Tin Tin exhibition.

Most reviews do not place Cheverny in the top five or six chateaus to be visited in the Loire. We almost took their advice and would not have seen this place if it had not been on our way to Chambord. This is a delightful, elegant little chateau with amazing grounds. If you love nature, it is a feast for the eyes. Those of you heading to chateau land, do not miss this one.

This is one of the most graceful and elegant Loire Valley castles. It is a private estate owned by the same family for more than six centuries, so it is not surprising that it is well preserved and elaborately decorated inside. The children's room, the armor room, the dining room are spectacular. We especially enjoyed magnificent grounds of the Chateau: beautiful lawns, amazingly bright botanical garden with lovely flower beds and sculptures, forest with whimsical trees and pond with white swans... Such a great place to walk and relax!The last but certainly not the least: the hounds are unbelievable. There are maybe 50 or more purebred hunting dogs in the kennel of the Chateau. They are the most beautiful dogs I have ever seen: I could not take my eyes away from them and just did not want to leave. We were lucky: no lines, plenty of parking, tickets were readily available for 9 Euros - not bad at all!

An excellent choice of Castle to look around if your time in the Loire Valley is limited, for three reasons: We arrived there about 4.30 in the evening, just in time to witness the feeding of the hunting hounds, at 5pm. What an incredible sight and sound! Must have been at least 100 hounds, all howling, salivating and becoming very restless, especially when the keepers laid out dinner below, which consisted of the same number of huge poultry legs, covered with dry food. When the hounds were released the keepers had to keep strict control over the hungry animals, not allowing them all to rush in and eat more than their share. We watched the whole episode in absolute amazement, then... We went to the excellent Tintin exhibition, which was the real reason we chose this castle. My husband, and I were travelling with our daughter who has been a huge Tintin fan ever since she could read, now aged 30, plus another daughter and her 2 year old daughter) Room after room of Tintin stories, interactive exhibits, lights and sounds. And being there at this time of evening, we were indeed fortunate to see the entire exhibit by ourselves. We all loved our Tintin experience and then..... We still had time to visit the beautiful castle before it closed. The castle has been kept and restored superbly, because it has been mainly in the hands of 1 family for more than 6 centuries, Herge, author of Tintin, based his Marlinspike Hall on the Castle, which was itself inspired by the Luxenmborg Palais in Paris. The displays of countless paintings, tapestries, magnificent period furniture, clothes, parquet floors, were done such that there was a feeling of homeliness there, almost as if you could have moved in and lived there. When the Château closed we wandered outside for a while, admiring the outbuildings and the beautifully maintained

The Chateau de Cheverny is located near the center of the small town of Cheverny, France (directly on the main road of the town). Cheverny is located about 50 miles east of Tours, France and about nine miles southeast of Blois, France. The mansion was built around 1650 and still looks almost new. There are plenty of free parking spaces near the entrance and ticket office. Prices are reasonable as we only paid 9.50 Euros to see the house and the grounds. You can pay extra and see a Tintin comic book exhibit but we did not have time for that (the Chateau de Cheverny is the mythical home of Tintin). It is a smaller chateau but is very interesting because it has been owned by the same family for over six centuries. The descendants of the original owners still live in this chateau. I visited this estate on a Thursday afternoon in late October with my wife and we both really enjoyed touring this amazing Chateau and adjacent grounds. We easily toured this attraction using the guide book they handed out at the ticket office. The estate and grounds are amazingly clean and well kept and the Chateau is amazing to look at from the outside. The only negative part was the gravel/stone front yard. I am not sure why this was not landscaped with grass or some type of garden. My favorite room was the arms rooms where all the walls were covered in midlevel weapons and armor and my wife enjoyed the children’s room with all the old toys and dolls.I really enjoyed touring this amazing Chateau and highly recommend it. I enjoyed walking around the grounds and also enjoyed walking through the labyrinth/maze which was made out of some type of tall hedge plant.