Chambord

The Outdoors

Les Écuries du Maréchal de Saxe. Hire a horse carriage (attelage) in the former stables, Les Écuries du Maréchal de Saxe, for a one-hour ride through the vast national park surrounding the château (€9.50 per person). On grounds of Château de Chambord, Chambord, 41250. 02-54-20-31-01.

Grand Canal. From April through October you can hire a rowboat or join a boat tour to explore the château moat and the Grand Canal linking it to the River Cosson. Chambord, 41250. 02-54-33-37-54 for details.