The Good Life France Magazine November 2014 | Page 35

Vaux Le Vicomte, Ile de France

The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne department of France and at Christmas this truly lovely castle becomes a festive wonderland…Wander along a tree-lined avenue festooned with lights. Inside this beautiful chateau you’ll find fairy tale decorations and beautiful garlands adorning the lights, chimneys and tables – 12000 decorations to be precise! In the centre of the Great Hall an 8 metre high tree bedecked with around 5000 decorations won’t fail to cause a “wow” from everyone who sees it. At dusk, the famous gardens, designed by French gardener André le Nôtre, are illuminated and on some nights a theatrical event takes place.

Throughout December – see website for details: www.vaux-le-vicomte.com