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Fontainebleau, France: Royal Château

Fontainebleau is unrivaled among France’s palaces as a showcase of French history.

05/12/2015 | Rating TV-G

Rick Steves' Europe

Fontainebleau, France: Royal Château

Clip: Season 8 Episode 804 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Fontainebleau is unrivaled among France’s palaces as a showcase of French history.

It seems every king, queen, and emperor since has loved this palace — Louis XIII was born here, Louis XV was married here — but Fontainebleau has more Napoleon Bonaparte connections than any other palace.

05/12/2015 | Rating TV-G

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Chartres, France: Pure Gothic Cathedral

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Clip: S8 Ep804 | 2m 46s | Chartres' famous cathedral is arguably Europe’s best example of pure Gothic. (2m 46s)

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