CHÂTEAU DE TANLAY

Yes another château and it's still in private hands. It could do with a bit (lot) of money spending on it. All the same fascinating. The brochure states that '..... each generation has contributed to the castle's interiors, maintenance and enrichment'. This may have been the case in the past, we felt the château is now kept for the very occasional party, wedding or family gathering.

Margaret at the entrance. Like the pyramids, just for architectural effect.

Most of the rooms we were not allowed to photograph as they are still 'used' by the family.

Part of the château, plus the obligatory moat. Not a duck house in sight.

La Grande Galerie en trompe-l'oeil, by King's court artist Remy Vuibert in 1648.

Remarkable, including pigeons flying around, not sure they are a good idea.

Fresco in the 'Tour de la Ligue', one of the towers.

The fascinating fact about the fresco is that the room was a meeting place for Protestant allies in the religious wars and the people depicted in the fresco are the most significant politicians of the period illustrated as gods and goddesses. Not sure if we would get away with depicting our leaders naked in a semi public space. Mind you I don't think I would want to see them as naked figures from classical history.

I could mention the Grand Canal leading to the monumental Nymphaeum........