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The historic city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye clusters round its royal castle, once the favourite residence of Louis XIV. François I commissioned the present Château Vieux (Old Castle) and retained Saint-Louis's chapel and the 14th-century square keep, now surmounted by a campanile. Le Nôtre later designed the gardens and the magnificent 2,400m-long Grande Terrasse. The Sun King stayed in Saint Germain for many years and during that time private mansions were built around the castle for members of his court. When the court moved to Versailles in 1682, the castle was somewhat neglected but it was eventually restored by Napoleon III and turned into the Musée des Antiquités Nationales, which houses interesting archaeological collections illustrating life in France from earliest times to the Middle Ages.
Address: 23km west of Paris.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Address: BP 3030, 78103 Saint-Germain-en-Laye CedexPhone: 01 39 10 13 00
Hours: 9-5:15; closed Tue, some bank hols
Metro: RER Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Accessible: Very good
Admission: Inexpensive
Practical: Guided tours, shops
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