What is special about the chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte?
What is special about the château Vaux-le-Vicomte?
The strong lines and nobility of the garden design, its changing vistas and hidden charms, and the symphony of fountains… All combine with theatrical majesty to make Vaux-le-Vicomte a masterpiece of the French Formal Garden.
What is the soirée aux chandelles?
Since 1980, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte proposes to the visitors a dreamlike and unique experience: the candlelit visit of the château and its gardens!
What happens at château Vaux le Vicomte during a usual Easter?
Château de Vaux le Vicomte’s Easter hunt is one of the best in Île-de-France. Every year, for Easter weekend, the teams of the private castle bend over backwards to make children have fun and challenge older children with over 90,000 chocolates hidden in the 33-hectare landscaped garden.
How do you get to Vaux le Vicomte?
Accessing Vaux le Vicomte by train – From the Verneuil l’Etang train station, board the “Châteaubus”, Vaux le Vicomte’s official shuttle to the château. The shuttle is in front of the train station exit and comes every hour. The ride to the estate takes approximately 20 minutes. A roundtrip shuttle ticket costs €10.
How big is Vaux le Vicomte?
Carved from 33 hectares (100 acres) of woodlands, the formal gardens were laid out along a three-kilometer axis to create a stunning setting for the château and its outbuildings.
Who is Fouquet in The Man in the Iron Mask?
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux (23 February 1615 – 23 March 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, and acquired enormous wealth.
What did Nicolas Fouquet do?
Nicolas Fouquet, Fouquet also spelled Foucquet, (born 1615, Paris—died March 23, 1680, Pignerol, Fr.), French finance minister in the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, the last surintendant (as opposed to contrôleur général), whose career ended with his conviction for embezzlement.
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