Start your weekend of Loire Valley châteaux with Chambord, the largest and most impressive castle built by François I. It is rightly considered one of the most emblematic palaces of the French Renaissance. It heralds and surpasses Versailles in its architectural delirium. Immense and sumptuous, it has perfect proportions and houses several remarkable architectural elements: double-revolution staircase, spiral staircase, Italian-style terraces, etc.