Despite the late autumn, I also enjoyed walking through all the parks of the palace complex – Le jardin Anglais, Le Grand Parterre and Le jardin de Diane, through all its five courtyards and a significant part of the 1,500 rooms, including the Francis I Gallery, St. Louis Hall or the Donjon salon (donjon, by the way, the oldest building of the palace, the first mention of which dates back to 1137), the chambers of Anne of Austria, the Throne Room decorated with a portrait of Louis XIII, the ballroom where Cardinal Richelieu was proclaimed a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the council hall, the salon of abdication, where on April 6, 1814 Emperor Napoleon I signed his abdication, and, of course, the guards' hall, where Lieutenant Commander of Louis XIV's Musketeers Charles de Batz-Castelmor d'Artagnan carried out his difficult service... The overall impression is great!
The Fontainebleau Palace is a magnificent work of art. But not everyone likes the fact that this place is associated with the last days of the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. But this is history.
A great place for a guided tour, a beautiful park and a museum. The history of the kings of France from Francis the First to Napoleon. But restoration is needed...