Christmas decorations and illuminations

Chambord offers a moment out of time, in an idyllic setting. As in previous years, exceptional decorations and Christmas animations will punctuate the life of the castle for a month. Visitors will be able to discover the French gardens and the castle dressed in their beautiful coats.

This year, the Domaine national de Chambord has once again called on the École Nationale des Fleuristes in Paris for its decorations. Around forty apprentices, accompanied by four instructors, are tasked with decorating the château around the theme “Andersen’s Fairy Tales.” The students develop and refine their artistic and craft skills in a monumental setting.

The decorations will be created by:

– École Nationale des Fleuristes – Paris

– Julian Tonnellier, florist in Paris, Best Craftsman of France (Meilleur Ouvrier de France)

– The horticultural high school and CFA of Blois

– Max Vauché, artisan chocolatier

– Doudou & Compagnie

In the château, decorations on the theme of light and the transmission of know-how

For the fifth consecutive year, the Domaine national de Chambord has partnered with the École Nationale des Fleuristes in Paris to decorate the château, under the theme of Andersen’s Fairy Tales.

Around forty apprentices from the École Nationale des Fleuristes worked for four days to decorate the various rooms of the château.

This large-scale educational experience allows students to apply professional floral design techniques while, for some, experiencing large-scale installations for the first time.

Apprentices from the horticultural high school and CFA of Blois have been contributing to the château’s floral displays for over ten years, making this highlight of their year both a moment of wonder and a true source of pride for these young people from the region.

The château and gardens are decorated with Christmas trees provided by Pépinières Naudet and are beautifully illuminated.

Christmas lights outside the castle

This year, Chambord goes all out by renewing its decorations and illuminations throughout the château and its surroundings. The famous alley of fir trees is replaced by majestic Christmas trees that will light up the château’s façade. A Christmas village atmosphere will also be present near the château and “Autour du Puits,” featuring a carousel and three Christmas huts.

The magic of Christmas also extends to the French formal gardens, where yews are adorned with sparkling garlands that visitors can admire from the canal side.

From the flowerbeds or the panoramic terraces, a fairy-tale atmosphere floats over the grounds. At dusk, the château’s façades and the 18th-century gardens will reveal their full beauty.

Illumination of the French gardens

Chambord is going all out with more and more decorations and illuminations in the castle and its surroundings. In addition to the outdoor pathways, which are sublimated by a hundred or so illuminated trees, the magic of Christmas is taking over the French gardens, where the yew trees are dressed in glittering garlands. From the flowerbeds or from the top of the panoramic terraces, a magical atmosphere floats by. It is at nightfall that the facades of the castle and the 18th century gardens will reveal all their beauty.

 

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