5. Chateau de Saumur (France)
索米尔城堡(法国)
An image of symmetrical fairytale perfection, its towers leaping into the sky, its grand entrance accessed via drawbridge, the castle at Saumur ticks all the boxes required to be a spectacular Loire chateau – not least because it gazes out across the river in question (and its confluence with the Thouet). Tenth century in origin, though freshened and finessed in subsequent centuries, it has played host to a few beasts during its millennium of existence – it was converted into a state prison once Napoleon Bonaparte had seized the French reins. Happily, it is now restored to full splendour, staring imperiously at its surroundings.
童话般完美的对称外观,直冲云霄的高塔,雄伟的吊桥入口,索米尔的这座城堡具备了成为一座壮丽卢瓦尔河谷城堡的全部条件——不只是因为它就在卢瓦尔河边(而且位于卢瓦尔河和图埃河之间的交汇处)。这座始建于10世纪的古堡尽管在后来的岁月中历经翻新和打理,在长达千年的历史中也曾招待过几个禽兽之人——在拿破仑•波拿巴执掌法国大权后曾将索米尔城堡改造为国家监狱。幸运的是,现在这座古堡已经回复到全盛状态,傲视着周围的一切。
6. Chateau de Chenonceau (France)
舍农索城堡(法国)
Some castles project their majesty via towers so lofty and tapering that they practically come with a resident Rapunzel. Not so Chenonceau, another fabulous fragment of the Loire region. Crafted between 1514 and 1522 (though there was a palace on the site as early as the 11th century), it is low-slung and lovely, delivering its visual coup de grace in its elaborate gardens – and in the way it straddles the River Cher via four elegant arches. Chenonceau is as beautiful as a castle can be – and it is wholly aware of its magnificence.
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