Chateau Chenonceau in the Loire Valley of France

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The Chateau of Chenonceau France is known as the chateau of women because of the prominent role women have had in its construction and management Among the women was Catherine de Medici It was built in 1513 and bestrides the Cher river. It is probably the most famous of the Loire Valley chateaus.

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Location: Chenonceau, France
Photo credit: © E.J. Baumeister Jr. / Alamy / Afripics
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