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| May 01, 2007 | Alleman, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Richard Alleman

ch,teau des rois

One of the Loire Valley's most historic ch,teaux and the setting for the 1952 Gina Lollobrigida swashbuckler Fanfan la Tulipe, this pre-Renaissance beauty has nine bedrooms, a Salon des Curiosites, sixteenth-century paintings, a pool, and acres of gardens (some of the most important in France). Alas, you must share them with the public by day-noblesse oblige. Rates are $55,000 per week for up to eighteen people; contact: Homes Away at (800) 374-6637; homesaway.com.

who slept here: Joan of Arc.

secret spot: The aphrodisiac garden.

house specialty: Tarte tatin.

daily activities: Riding, ch,teaux-hopping, wine-tasting, hot-air ballooning.

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