CHATEAU DE VAUX-LE-VICOMTE

This castle belonged to Nicolas Fouquet, a Minister of Louis XIV, and it is said that it served as the inspiration for Versailles. Come to Vaux-le-Vicomte and discover an entirely furnished château, a Musée des équipages (Horse Harness Museum) and the magnificent formal gardens designed by Le Nôtre. A visit to the château and its numerous rooms will reveal to you all the splendours of the 17th century: on the ground floor, the splendid drawing rooms, the private studies, the Dining Hall and the Dresser Hall, on the first floor, the bedrooms and apartments, and in the basement, the kitchens and the cellars.

For the bravest visitors... the roof structure of the Dome provides you with a panoramic view over the 40 hectares of grounds in the heart of nature, in which Le Nôtre and Le Vau set the scene for the Château and its outbuildings.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

How to get there? RER D to Melun station. The château is 6 kilometres away. On Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, from 5 April to 26 October 2008, there is a Châteaubus shuttle service, for a fee, which goes from Melun Station (departure from avenue Galliéni, opposite the Café de la Gare), to the Château.

Château details Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 77950 MAINCY Tel: 01.64.14.41.90 Web: www.vaux-le-vicomte.com