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Castle of Beauregard

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castle of beauregard

Attribution: By I, Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2284560

Location
Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher department, France
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Built
16th century

The Chateau de Beauregard is a Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley in France. It is located on the territory of the commune of Cellettes, a little south of the city of Blois and a few miles from other famous Loire chateaux such as Cheverny.
Although still inhabited, it can be visited by tourists. The castle is renowned for its Gallery of portraits decorated in the 17th century with 327 portraits of famous people.

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