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Cheverny Castle.A pack of some seventy dogs are also kept on the grounds and are taken out for hunts twice weekly. The lands were purchased by Henri Hurault, a lieutenant-general for Louis XI, whose descendent the marquis de Vibraye is the present owner. The castle was donated by King Henri II to his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
In 1914, the owner opened the château to the public, one of the first to do so. The family still operates it, and Château Cheverny remains a top tourist attraction to this day, renowned for magnificent interiors and its collection of furniture, tapestries, and objets d'art.

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France-Loire's private owned chateaux
Cheverny Castle.A pack of some seventy dogs are also kept on the grounds and are taken out for hunts twice weekly. The lands were purchased by Henri Hurault, a lieutenant-general for Louis XI, whose descendent the marquis de Vibraye is the present owner. The castle was donated by King Henri II to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. <br /> In 1914, the owner opened the château to the public, one of the first to do so. The family still operates it, and Château Cheverny remains a top tourist attraction to this day, renowned for magnificent interiors and its collection of furniture, tapestries, and objets d'art.