But definitely not my favourite of the Loire chateaux. It was built by Francois I more as a trophy than a residence (e.g. only one kitchen for the whole chateau and rows of bedrooms that people had to walk through to get to the bathroom!), and that’s fairly obvious from the scarcity of furniture inside. The double staircase is lovely though, and I really liked walking out on the terraces among the chateau’s eighty-something chimneys.