Monte-Cristo / Saint Germain-en-Laye
Le Chateau de Monte Cristo (and two historic royal chateaux in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) We spent our first night in France in the suburb of Paris called Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It's west of Paris about 45 minutes from the airport and on our way to Normandy. It's also near the Chateau de Monte-Cristo, which is why I chose it. I am listening to the Count of Monte Cristo with Craftlit . Saint-Germain had two royal chateaux. Here are some photos and notes about them. I didn't get a photo of the chapel, but I thought this was interesting, so have included it. The chapel is on the back side of the chateau. We walked past it on our first trip into town, but then we discovered walking on this side through the gardens was a shorter way from town to our hotel. As a part of the old royal chateau in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle, built in the 1230’s, housed the relic of the crown of thorns purchased by King Louis IX (Saint Louis) in 1239, unti...