Vaux-le-Vicomte Chateau
Vaux-le-Vicomte is a classic 17th-century French manor house located 55 km southeast of Paris. The palace was built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Viscount of Vaud and Melun, superintendent of finance under Louis XIV. The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is popular with the Ruristes for its refined architecture and large park. It is traditionally called the “predecessor” of Versailles. The palace is fully preserved in the past centuries: you can see the bedrooms of Louis XV and Louis XVI, Fouquet’s study, dining room, kitchen and cellar. If you wish, you can climb the bell tower in the central part of the chateau and enjoy the panorama of the park. The regular French park, designed by André Lenôtre, the future landscape architect of Versailles, is a classic example of French gardening with parterres, canals and fountains. During the summer season, romantic evenings are organized in Vaux-le-Vicomte: 2000 candles and music are displayed in the palace and park.
