Chantilly in France

Chantilly Racecourse 

[French: Hippodrome de Chantilly]

 

Horse museum

[French: Grandes Ecuries - Musée du Cheval]

Château de Chantilly and pond

Château de Chantilly

(near Statue Équestre d'Anne de Montmorency)

Chantilly Castle from the garden

 

Chantilly Castle Garden 

[French: Jardins du Château de Chantilly]

swan in Chantilly French garden [French: Jardin français] 

 

Cygnes Lake & English garden 

in Chantilly park

[French: Lac des Cygnes & Jardin anglais 

dans le Parc du Château de Chantilly]

sunset of Château de Chantilly

Episode of Hippodrome de Chantilly & Château de Chantilly

Tomo likes horse racing. Tomo was expecting to see horse racing in France.

We went to Chantilly on weekend. However horse racing was closed. Horse museum seemed to be closed. We were disappointed. But we could see racecourse [French: Hippodrome]. We were free to see. We just imagined horse racing there. Anyway the Chantilly racecourse was very beautiful.

Horse museum [Grandes Ecuries- Musée vivant du Cheval] was just infront of the racecourse. The building was also beautiful. We could find the statue of horse on the wall of the entrance. It was unique.

We decided to move to the Chantilly Castle Garden. Actually we could see the Chantilly Castle from Chantilly racecourse. It was the nice spot to see the whole Chantilly castle and pond together. It was very beautiful. We took lots of photos there.

We entered the garden [Jardins du Château de Chantilly]. It was huge!! We were surprised at the largeness of the garden. Moreover the garden was well organized. Especially French garden [Jardin français] was well ordered. We could find swan in French garden.

While walking in the garden, we could enjoy Chantilly castle [Château de Chantilly] from various angles.

We really liked English garden [Jardin anglais]. There were several swans in the lake. We could understand why this lake was called swan lake [Lac des Cygnes]. When we went there, it was autumn. We could enjoy autumn colors. It was very peaceful. We felt time stopped. We could stay for a long time there.

More than anything, Chantilly castle was splendid! Château de Chantilly became our most favorite castle. The beauty of the Chantilly castle impressed us. The reflection of the castle in the water was breathtaking.We really liked the Chantilly castle during sunset. It was so romantic.

We only walked in the park but we were so satisfied with the beauty of Chantilly. So time passed fast. We strongly recommend Chantilly to visit!

 

 

For your information

It is said that Hippodrome de Chantilly is the oldest racecourses in France. 
In Horse museum, we can see training demonstrations, equestrian show and harness collection.

Horse museum is a stable. Horses for horse racing was still bred there.

Inside Château de Chantilly, there is Condé museum [French: Musée Condé]. 

There is a library in Petit Chateau. It contains 13,000 old books. 

Château de Chantilly

Location: 7 rue Connétable, Le Château, 60500

Department: Oise in Hauts-de-France

Open from 10h - 17h (Park is open until 18h)

Closed on Tuesdays.

Access: 25 or 45 minutes by train from Gard du Nord in Paris. Get off at Chantilly-Gouvieux station.