Azay-le-Rideau

Azay-le-Rideau is a commune of the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The château of Azay-le-Rideau was built from 1515 to 1527, one of the earliest French Renaissance châteaux. Built on an island in the Indre River, its foundations rise straight out of the water. Gilles Berthelot, state treasurer of François I and mayor of Tours, began building on this already...
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