Umbrella Château de Fontainebleau - Facade

Classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981, the Château de Fontainebleau, residence of 36 sovereigns, has bared witness to remarkable historical events and the intimacy of court life. With more than 1.500 set in the heart of 130 hectares of park and gardens, it is the only royal and imperial...

Classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981, the Château de Fontainebleau, residence of 36 sovereigns, has bared witness to remarkable historical events and the intimacy of court life. With more than 1.500 set in the heart of 130 hectares of park and gardens, it is the only royal and imperial castle continuously inhabited for 8 centuries. "True residence of kings, house of centuries" as Napoleon I once said. The castle remained a formal residence of French sovereigns until the last of them. Napoleon III offering an incomparable glimpse of several centuries of French history, of power, of style and the arts.