blois castle Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/blois-castle Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:18:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 BLOIS MAP http://travelsfinders.com/blois-map.html http://travelsfinders.com/blois-map.html#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:57:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=226910 BLOIS MAP Blois (pop. 50,000) is one of the Loire’s most popular and historical cities. Home to monarchs Louis XII and Frangois I, Blois’s chateau was the Versailles of the late 15th and early 16th centuries; today it exemplifies the progression of French architecture from the 13th to the 17th century. Housed within are excellent museums: The recently renovated Musee de Beaux-Arts, featuring a 16th-century portrait gallery; the Musee d’Archeologle, showcasing locally excavated glass and ceramics; and the Musee Lapidalre, preserving sculpted pieces from nearby chateaux. (02 54 90 33 33. Open July-Aug. daily 9am-7:30pm; Apr.-June and Sept. 9am-6pm; Oct.-Mar.

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