Château de Chambord

The Château de Chambord is a castle located in the town of Chambord, 17 km from Blois in the department of Loir-et-Cher, in the Center-Val de Loire region (France). Built in the heart of the largest enclosed forest park in Europe (approximately 50 km2 surrounded by a 32 km long wall), it is the largest of the Loire castles, and benefits from an ornamental garden and a hunting park classified as historical monuments1. Chambord is the only royal domain still intact since its creation.