A must visit but not at the weekend, as it is so busy.
Touring the Château. It's a huge complex with five main courtyards and hundreds of rooms, so allow at least two or three hours to take it all in. Among the highlights are the bronze casts of antique sculptures commissioned by Francois I, and his frescoed corridor, which illustrates the virtues of kings. Visit the abdication room, where Napoleon resigned from power before his exile to Elba in 1814.
- Address: 77300 Fontainebleau, France
- Phone: +33 1 60 71 50 70
