Zenaide Narychkine

A Russian princess in Brittany

Author: Vinaigrette

The castle - ©Julien1978 / CC-BY-SA — Zénaïde and Charles: love at first sight! Oh, is this a fairy tale castle? Almost! The Russian princess Zenaïde Narychkine raised it in 1840: she was exiled in France and discovered Brittany thanks...

And also!

The façade - ©Pymouss / CC-BY-SA

The façade - ©Pymouss / CC-BY-SA

A little history of Hector de Sanxerre townhouse

The garden and the Renaissance study - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The garden and the Renaissance study - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Renaissance and greenery in Jacques-Boucher garden

The garden and the bishopric - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The garden and the bishopric - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Orléans and its Bishopric garden

The garden and Groslot townhouse - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The garden and Groslot townhouse - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Groslot garden: place de l'Etape and Saint-Jacques chapel

The inner courtyard - ©Jean-Christophe BENOIST / CC-BY

The inner courtyard - ©Jean-Christophe BENOIST / CC-BY

La Rochelle city hall: Renaissance and Medieval style shock

The house - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The house - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Compostela and the Coquille house

And more

An alley in the garden - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Jardin des Plantes originates in king Louis XIII's salvia and lemon balm An alley in the garden - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The church - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

A little history of Saint-Nizier church in Troyes The church - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

The caves - ©Chatsam / CC-BY-SA

Margot and her caves, a story about a strange treasure The caves - ©Chatsam / CC-BY-SA

The observatory - ©DXR, Daniel Vorndran / CC-BY-SA

A little history of Paris observatory The observatory - ©DXR, Daniel Vorndran / CC-BY-SA

The interior - ©Christophe Delaere / CC-BY

Exploration of La Balme caves: condemned men and scientist The interior - ©Christophe Delaere / CC-BY

The house on the corner of the street - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA

Rue de la Tour in Orléans The house on the corner of the street - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA