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La Roche Guyon (95 - Val d'Oise) one of the most charming village of the Seine Valley

one of the two historic gateways and fortress - the other one is Gisors - of Vexin Français

chateau de La Roche Guyon seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle La Roche Guyon's castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle La Roche Guyon's castle stables

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castleLa Roche Guyon's castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle La Roche Guyon's castle inside the stables

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle La Roche Guyon's castle buildings of two different periods

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La Roche Guyon's castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

La Roche Guyon's castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

 

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon aboveground underground to climb to the dungeon

in the heart of the cliff seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon inside La Roche Guyon's castle: painted ceiling

 

the unknown story : the castle was used by German's as Rommel headquarters and castle's caverns used as barraks for Rommel's troups during WW2

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nice view from the top of dungeon : the village and seine riverside

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

 

 

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon La Roche Guyon's castle main entry

 

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

 

La Roche Guyon castle and dungeon viewed from the gardens

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle chateau de La Roche Guyon

 

from the top of dungeon

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle La Roche Guyon's castle : the gardens

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle seine valley left view

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle on the left again

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle seine valley right view

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle dungeon lower part

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LA ROCHE GUYON VILLAGE

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seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle this building is both the market place and the town hall

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seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

 

curiosity : a dug street in the very top of the village

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the so called "route des crètes" , worth to walk on it

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Seine seen from the Route des Crètes

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dungeon of La Roche Guyon's castle

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La Roche Guyon's castle dungeon is the Watchor of Seine Valley

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La Roche Guyon castle and village seen from the opposite side of the seine river :

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seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castleLa Roche Guyon's castle dungeon

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

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seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

seinevalley_visitfrance_iledefrance_larocheguyon_castle

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La Roche Guyon inspired painters such as Georges Braque :

"chateau de La Roche Guyon" (La Roche Guyon Castle) - 1909

 

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