Europe, with an Arctic cruise, a Balkan tour and bits of France and Malta

[TheRealTMA]

Chateau de Chambord w a big pile to choose as my first. ikipedia



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The front view

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The central staircase. The Chateau was overall a but cavernous, nit fully furnished.

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The Leonardo da Vinci staircase is fabulous.

 

[VPS]

The Leonardo da Vinci staircase is fabulous.

I was just posting I'm surprised it didn't appear in the wiki pages

The Chambord staircase is a notable architectural feature of the Château de Chambord, known for its double helix design, which allows two people to ascend or descend without ever seeing each other. While Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have inspired the design, there is no definitive proof that he designed it.

 

[RooFlyer]

Back to San Souci to check in. It was still hot - may be 32 degrees at 4pm. I had already chosen dinner the day before. A look around the place Pool put in 2023 ad landscaping by the same guy who did one of the local chateaux!





There are 5 accommodations, butone at the moment is occupied y family. Mine in the bottom corner.







Round the back

 

[RooFlyer]

My room. Small but good. Walls are very think (is a converted 15-16 century barn). Can't hear anything.





Reception area







Dinner was to be outside, so I regretted a bit my nomination of 6pm to eat. Still hot.

 

[RooFlyer]

The menu unchanged while I was there,. Not sure what the rotation was but easy to have something new each time. they do reccommend some restaurants in the area, but why would you bother?



I had the gnocchi and it was, naturally, very nice.





With a local white.



How could afters be anything but?