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Visit of the castle of Ecouen

The castle of Ecouen is located 20 kilometers from Paris, it is dedicated to the Renaissance.

The visit of the château d'Ecouen can be done quite quickly, you really have to be a fan of the Renaissance period to find an interest in the collections presented. The rooms are filled with a jumble of different objects, their only common point being that they were conceived during the Renaissance. There are the usual cards to present the rooms, they are very long to read. They describe the history of the different rooms of the castle but in fact the original furniture does not exist anymore so you have to have a lot of imagination to reconstitute the room. A visit to be reserved for specialists of the Renaissance. Fortunately the entrance fee is not very expensive (5 euros) and the visit of the castle of Ecouen is free on the first Sunday of the month.

Interest: very disappointing (1 user)
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Duration: 3 h.
Practical information

Le parking

The parking lot is located not far from the castle. What an idea to make such a narrow entrance?
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The park of the castle

The park of the castle is really any. One can also walk a little further in the forest of the domain.
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The Queen's room

The number of rooms to visit is important because there are several floors. There is not really any staging, we walk in the middle of the windows and the three quarters empty rooms.
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Goldsmith's bench

This instrument was used to stretch metal to make wire.
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The Psyche Gallery

The gallery was used as a reception area in the 16th century. Fortunately, there are security personnel to bring some life to these large rooms.
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The weapons room

In this room we find the weapons of the Renaissance. A very static presentation, very educational and rather boring.
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La terrasse

You can leave the castle and admire the view over the plain from the terrace.
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The exterior of the castle

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Walk in the forest of Montmorency

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