Le Château de Cheverny - Centre, France - It's All About Tintin on Waymarking.com

The Château de Cheverny is a castle in the French Loire located in Sologne, in the town of Cheverny in the Loir-et-Cher and the region Centre-Val de Loire. This is one of the castles of the Loire most frequented with those of Blois and Chambord, nearby. Classified as a historical monument, the castle is high in the seventeenth century in a classic style. It was designed by Jacques Bougier, architect of part of the Château de Blois.
He currently hosts a pack and organizes regular hunts. He inspired Hergé to create Marlinspike Hall which is a replica, amputated of its two end pavilions.
One of its buildings houses a permanent exhibition created in co-operation with the Hergé foundation and allows visitors to discover the universe of Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall across an exhibition space of 700m2.

[F] Le château de Cheverny est un château de la Loire français situé en Sologne, sur la commune de Cheverny, dans le département de Loir-et-Cher et la région Centre-Val de Loire. C'est l'un des châteaux de la Loire les plus fréquentés avec ceux de Blois et de Chambord, tout proches. Classé aux Monuments historiques, ce château est élevé au XVIIe siècle, dans un style très classique. Il a été dessiné par Jacques Bougier, architecte d'une partie du château de Blois.
Il héberge actuellement une meute et organise régulièrement des chasses à courre. Il inspira Hergé pour la création du château de Moulinsart qui en est une réplique, amputée de ses deux pavillons extrêmes.
Un de ses bâtiments abrite une exposition permanente réalisée en collaboration avec la Fondation Hergé, qui fait découvrir sur 700 m² l’univers des personnages des aventures de Tintin à Moulinsart.

Type of waymark: Real World Location depicted in the Comic Which title does the waymark relate to?: The Secret of the Unicorn Relevant website if any: [Web Link] Physical address of item/location: Château de Cheverny Avenue du Château CHEVERNY, Centre FRANCE 41700 Entrance fee: 10.00 (listed in local currency) Opening hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM A true Tintin fan?: I am a true tintinologist Other: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
You must personally have visited the location/object and document it with a photo. Including yourself and/or your GPS in this photo is optional.

Tell a bit about why you visited this waymark and what you think of its relevance.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   04/03/2024 celene37 visited it 02/20/2023 Corypunto visited it 02/20/2023 Corypunto visited it 04/21/2022 run26.2 visited it 05/25/2020 frenchje visited it 03/27/2020 Eloflomar visited it 10/28/2017 JeT41 visited it 05/29/2016 AlexEmilie visited it 04/15/2016 Tromel visited it 03/02/2016 Chickilim visited it 03/02/2016 DD Drix visited it 03/02/2016 Dragon Ball visited it 05/10/2013 El-Caminante visited it 05/30/2008 Ours Curieux visited it 07/07/2007 kallehaugerne visited it

View all visits/logs