Chateau de Chaumont

The chateau Chaumont is a lovely place right on the River Loire with a stunning view. You pretty much have to have a car to get here. We were lucky to be here on a nice sunny day when the "festival of flowers" was being held in the gardens. It was a collection of about twenty gardens displays around the theme of conservation.







This was a display of compost bins. The mushroom caps were made of aluminum mesh.







The chateau had a wooden drawbridge and the oldest parts dated back to the 1200's. It was pretty impressive!






I liked the porcupine with a crown which was above the fireplace. Not sure what it signified.












The view of the Loire valley was just so lovely as were the gardens.

Location:France