Pagode de Chanteloup Review

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Pagode de Chanteloup

Fodor's Review:

Just 3 km (2 mi) south of Amboise on the road to Chenonceaux, the Pagode de Chanteloup is a remarkable sight—a 140-foot, seven-story Chinese-style lakeside pagoda built for the Duke of Choiseul in 1775. Children will adore puffing their way to the top for the vertigo-inducing views, but some adults will find the climb—and the 400-yard walk from the parking lot—a little arduous. Sadly, the adjoining lake and park have become the worse for wear.

  • Cost: EUR 7.50
  • Open: May, June, and Sept., daily 10-6:30; Mar. and Apr., daily 10-noon and 2-6; July and Aug., daily 9:30-7.30; Oct.-mid-Nov., weekends 10-noon and 2-5
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