The castle has a square floor plan, with a central hall into which four rooms open, one on each side. On the ground floor there is a chapel, along with the room of Diana de Poitiers and the work office of Catherine de' Medici. From the end of the lobby you can access the gallery overlooking the Cher River. The gallery "Gallery (room)") existing on the ground floor has a classic flooring in a hippodamic plan, in the shape of a chess board in white "White (color)") and black, being the part of the building that during the First World War housed a military hospital. On the ground floor there are also the room of Francis I and the Louis XIV room.

The kitchens are located in the pillars of the mill prior to the construction of the castle. They are equipped with a dock with direct access to them, which allowed the arrival of goods destined for them directly, without having to cross the noble rooms of the castle. The stairs, straight and in two sections, are accessible through a door in the middle of the hall. Through them you can access the hall of Katherine Briçonnet (wife of Thomas Bohier"), to whose fortune the reconstruction of the palace is due), on the first floor. On this floor we find four other rooms again: the room of the Five Queens, the room of Catherine de' Medici (located just above her green-decorated cabinet), the room of César de Vendôme and the room of Gabrielle d'Estrées, the favorite of Henry IV of France.

On the second floor of the building, the room of Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont continues to present the aspect of mourning for the death of Henry III's wife, highlighting the dominant black colors of the coffered ceiling, the macabre paintings that adorn the walls, the kneeler facing the window and the diverse religious decoration reminiscent of the mourning for Louise of Lorraine-Vaudémont.

El castillo de Chenonceau cuenta con dos jardines principales: el jardín de Diana de Poitiers y el jardín de Catalina de Médici, situado cada uno de ellos a un lado de la Tour des Marques, único vestigio de la primitiva fortaleza desaparecida con la construcción del castillo actual. La decoración floral de los jardines, que se renueva cada primavera y verano, requiere el aporte de 130.000 plantas, que se cultivan en el propio dominio de la finca, en el huerto.[8]​.

Garden of Diana of Poitiers

The best-known garden is that of Diana de Poitiers, which is accessed through the Regidor's house (the Chancellery), built in the 19th century, at the foot of which is a pier, adorned by a vineyard, an essential access for any walk on the River Cher. In its center there is a water fountain, described by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau in his book Les plus excellens bâtiments de France (1576).[1]​ Of a surprising conception for the time, the water jet springs from a thick stone carved accordingly and falls "in a sheaf" towards a pentagonal receptacle of white stone.[9]​.

The Diana de Poitiers garden is protected from possible flooding of the Cher River by means of terraces elevated above it, from which you can admire a splendid view of the gardens, its flower beds and the castle complex itself. The decoration of the gardens is carried out through a design of 8 triangles of grass, with flowered volutes measuring 3,000 m in length.[9]​ On the other hand, the garden has a pier, which allows access to walks along the Cher River.[9]​.

Garden of Catherine de' Medici

On the contrary, Catherine de' Medici's garden, which is located on the west side of the castle, is of a more intimate conception, and is built around a central pond. It is surrounded by a moat that is fed by the waters of the Cher River and that delimits its perimeter to the east.

The Labyrinth

The gardens of the Chenonceau castle also have a labyrinth, the current one being a reconstruction of the one that existed in the time of Catherine de Medici.[11] The labyrinth, circular in shape, occupies an area of ​​more than 1 hectare, and is made up of about 2,000 yew trees cut into a hedge at 1.30 m high. A hornbeam surrounds the labyrinth, cut out in the shape of 70 different arches, in whose gaps boxwoods and ivy are inserted.[11] In the center of the labyrinth there is a raised gazebo, which allows a view of the entire labyrinth, and which is made of wicker, next to a statue of Venus "Venus (mythology)"). Also found in the labyrinth are the four caryatids that Catherine de' Medici added to the façade of the castle and that Madame Pelouze removed during the reconstruction she directed.[11]​.

The 16th century farm

Next to the castle is a farm, a rural residence, restored in the last years of the 19th century, although it dates back to the 19th century. Its large patio is currently used as a children's play park with a large number of people per day.[12]​.

The Orangerie or Green Garden

It also has the so-called Orangerie, designed by Bernard Palissy and which brings together large trees planted in a grassy area.[13]​.

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• - Montsoreau Castle.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia gallery about Chenonceau Castle.

• - Official website of Chenonceau Castle.

• - Chenonceau Castle - The official site of France (in Spanish).

• - Virtual tour of the castle (in French and English).

• - Le palais du Lac Recreation inspired by the Chenonceau Castle through the construction game "Exin Castles".

• - Presentation of the castles of the Loire Valley on Eurochannel.

• - The Castles of the Loire Valley: Chenonceau.

The castle has a square floor plan, with a central hall into which four rooms open, one on each side. On the ground floor there is a chapel, along with the room of Diana de Poitiers and the work office of Catherine de' Medici. From the end of the lobby you can access the gallery overlooking the Cher River. The gallery "Gallery (room)") existing on the ground floor has a classic flooring in a hippodamic plan, in the shape of a chess board in white "White (color)") and black, being the part of the building that during the First World War housed a military hospital. On the ground floor there are also the room of Francis I and the Louis XIV room.

The kitchens are located in the pillars of the mill prior to the construction of the castle. They are equipped with a dock with direct access to them, which allowed the arrival of goods destined for them directly, without having to cross the noble rooms of the castle. The stairs, straight and in two sections, are accessible through a door in the middle of the hall. Through them you can access the hall of Katherine Briçonnet (wife of Thomas Bohier"), to whose fortune the reconstruction of the palace is due), on the first floor. On this floor we find four other rooms again: the room of the Five Queens, the room of Catherine de' Medici (located just above her green-decorated cabinet), the room of César de Vendôme and the room of Gabrielle d'Estrées, the favorite of Henry IV of France.

On the second floor of the building, the room of Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont continues to present the aspect of mourning for the death of Henry III's wife, highlighting the dominant black colors of the coffered ceiling, the macabre paintings that adorn the walls, the kneeler facing the window and the diverse religious decoration reminiscent of the mourning for Louise of Lorraine-Vaudémont.

El castillo de Chenonceau cuenta con dos jardines principales: el jardín de Diana de Poitiers y el jardín de Catalina de Médici, situado cada uno de ellos a un lado de la Tour des Marques, único vestigio de la primitiva fortaleza desaparecida con la construcción del castillo actual. La decoración floral de los jardines, que se renueva cada primavera y verano, requiere el aporte de 130.000 plantas, que se cultivan en el propio dominio de la finca, en el huerto.[8]​.

Garden of Diana of Poitiers

The best-known garden is that of Diana de Poitiers, which is accessed through the Regidor's house (the Chancellery), built in the 19th century, at the foot of which is a pier, adorned by a vineyard, an essential access for any walk on the River Cher. In its center there is a water fountain, described by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau in his book Les plus excellens bâtiments de France (1576).[1]​ Of a surprising conception for the time, the water jet springs from a thick stone carved accordingly and falls "in a sheaf" towards a pentagonal receptacle of white stone.[9]​.

The Diana de Poitiers garden is protected from possible flooding of the Cher River by means of terraces elevated above it, from which you can admire a splendid view of the gardens, its flower beds and the castle complex itself. The decoration of the gardens is carried out through a design of 8 triangles of grass, with flowered volutes measuring 3,000 m in length.[9]​ On the other hand, the garden has a pier, which allows access to walks along the Cher River.[9]​.

Garden of Catherine de' Medici

On the contrary, Catherine de' Medici's garden, which is located on the west side of the castle, is of a more intimate conception, and is built around a central pond. It is surrounded by a moat that is fed by the waters of the Cher River and that delimits its perimeter to the east.

The Labyrinth

The gardens of the Chenonceau castle also have a labyrinth, the current one being a reconstruction of the one that existed in the time of Catherine de Medici.[11] The labyrinth, circular in shape, occupies an area of ​​more than 1 hectare, and is made up of about 2,000 yew trees cut into a hedge at 1.30 m high. A hornbeam surrounds the labyrinth, cut out in the shape of 70 different arches, in whose gaps boxwoods and ivy are inserted.[11] In the center of the labyrinth there is a raised gazebo, which allows a view of the entire labyrinth, and which is made of wicker, next to a statue of Venus "Venus (mythology)"). Also found in the labyrinth are the four caryatids that Catherine de' Medici added to the façade of the castle and that Madame Pelouze removed during the reconstruction she directed.[11]​.

The 16th century farm

Next to the castle is a farm, a rural residence, restored in the last years of the 19th century, although it dates back to the 19th century. Its large patio is currently used as a children's play park with a large number of people per day.[12]​.

The Orangerie or Green Garden

It also has the so-called Orangerie, designed by Bernard Palissy and which brings together large trees planted in a grassy area.[13]​.

• - Women in architecture.

• - Chaumont Castle.

• - Chambord Castle.

• - Montsoreau Castle.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia gallery about Chenonceau Castle.

• - Official website of Chenonceau Castle.

• - Chenonceau Castle - The official site of France (in Spanish).

• - Virtual tour of the castle (in French and English).

• - Le palais du Lac Recreation inspired by the Chenonceau Castle through the construction game "Exin Castles".

• - Presentation of the castles of the Loire Valley on Eurochannel.

• - The Castles of the Loire Valley: Chenonceau.