
. . . just 55 kilometres southeast of paris, near melun, and in maincy, lies a baroque french château, vaux-le-vicomte, one of the places shall always love best; a favourite parisian cousin drove us there one magnificently cloudy day, past tree-lined and winding country roads, old stone churches and fields of crimson poppies, past tiny cafés in picturesque villages, and when we finally arrived, it was utterly breathtaking . . .


. . . built by nicolas fouquet between 1656 and 1661, le château de vaux-le-vicomte includes the work of three artists: louis le vau as architect, charles le brun as decorator, and andre le notre as landscaper; as the story goes, the château’s magnificence was said to have incurred the jealously of the king louis xiv, who built the château de versailles to be even grander, although it is believed that his inspiration was based heavily on vaux-le-vicomte . . .

. . . and since our photographs still lie trapped in a camera somewhere, was positively thrilled to happen upon these and be brought back to that beautifully cloudy day in june, just outside of paris . . .



{p.s.} more images : the grand salon or rotunda // the gardens // salon d’hercules
{images: all photography by ♫ ♪ zoomy on flickr; extra images via paris1972}
One of my favorite chateaux in all of France!
I just adore this old castles … how romantic! x
I am putting this on my list for next time! It looks so beautiful!
Best,
Christina
How intensely glorious…
How beautiful and romantic! I have just found your blog and will definitely be stopping by regularly from now on! :)
Oh my goodness…it’s so incredibly elegant!
This was fantastic. The photographs captured the beauty of the chateau beautifully.
Wish I could live there for a summer…
Hm, I think I can see why King Louis XIV would have been jealous :) I hope I can visit one day.
So very lovely! It’s on our list of possible wedding venues for this year :)
Makes me want to hop on a plane and head to Paris tout de suite! What lovely images to take me away from my desk on a Monday!
beyond beautiful! xx
Could it be anywhere but France?! So gorgeous.
So beautiful – I love it!
Oh my goodness, what a breathtakingly beautiful place! Thank you for sharing!
Just the idea of my feet some day walking on that ground makes today brighter. Dreaming big…ending up in wonderland.
Such a wondrous site to behold. I would love to see images of the interior as well.
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
wow, so beautiful. I have the travel bug BADLY!
Wow. Just wow. Totally breathtaking, makes me weak at the knees, could hit me over with a feather kind of beautiful.
Just found your blog and it is love at first sight! Beautiful – I am your newest follower! Have a lovely Monday. See you soon!
Such beautiful visual architect!love france