The Chateau was the palace/castle of kings and nobles throughout history who surrounded themselves in opulence. Most impressive was the vastness of magnificent wall and ceiling paintings as well as the incredible intricate and elaborate ornate golden finishes.
Palace behind restored gold-leafed gate
Lavish ceilings and walls
Multitude of priceless paintings
Fabulous Hall of Mirrors
What was most impressive was the Hall of Mirrors (with 17 arches containing 21 mirrors each) reflecting light of thousands of candles and glittering chandeliers. In the 17th century, mirrors were too expensive for most, so this was a lavish extravagance for King Louis XIV. The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was signed in this famous room.
With exploring completed, we finally arrived in Rhodes after a late-day flight on April 25th, where we booked ourselves at an AirBNB inside the old fortified city walls, a short walk from Sea Turtle.
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Glad to see you are enjoying cruising and associated land travel again. We thoroughly enjoyed our land trips in Europe, especially Paris - but that might have been due to our son and his family joining us there! We sure wish we could have hooked up this past January....you were so close!
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