Chateau de THOIRY

Thoiry, Yvelines (78), ILE de FRANCE

First for France!
Rares Comodo Dragons in a new Reptile House with white crocodiles and hydrosaurus.

1000 exotic animals in Europe's first Wildlife Park :
European River Biotope with otters, frogs, salamanders and fish. Bear Park, Glass Tunnel under theTigers Claws, and much more.

The Castle, a unique monument of Renaissance esoteric architecture, where following the solstices, the sun rises or sets in the central arch. Fine furniture, tapestries and remarquable archives. "The Talking Portraits" magically sonorized, reveal ancestors secrets.

300 acres of gardens : immenses parterres, Rhododendron and Bluebell Wood, magnolias, hydrangeas, cherries and thousands of rare shrubs and trees. Rose Garden. Perfume Garden. Flowering Mead. Peony Border. Guided by the "Talking Trees".

Open 365 days a year de 10 am-5/6:30 pm following seasons

25 miles (40km) West of Paris :
From Porte d'Auteuil or Pont de Saint-Cloud take A13 motorway, then A12/N12 towards Dreux,
turn at the "Thoiry" exit and follow D76 and D11 to Thoiry.

To know more, visit the Web site of the Chateau de Thoiry :
http://www.thoiry.tm.fr

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