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King’s Garden at Versailles (Le Potager du Roi)

Did you know that amongst the grand châteaux, immaculate flowering gardens and hedge labyrinths, Versailles boosts one of the most impressive vegetable gardens in the world - the King's Garden or le Potager du Roi?

Now a classified historical monument, the King's Garden is an incredible place to visit. As you can imagine the scale of the King's Garden is in keeping with the sheer majesty of Versailles. It is just over 23 acres with 28 small gardens on the periphery and a large square made up of 16 square vegetable gardens surrounding a central fountain. It’s also where you’ll find one of the only original golden gates to survive the French Revolution.

Chambord – The French Black Raspberry Liqueur of Louis XIV

Is Chambord a liqueur or perfume? Looking at the prettily shaped bottle with its fancy gold stopper you could be excused in thinking that it’s a large bottle of costly perfume, but it is a French liqueur with royal origins, no less. The bottle design had not changed in nearly three decades until 1984 when the redesign allowed for an easier grip, longer neck for better pouring and a flat bottle top. The flat top was designed to appear like a raspberry made of jewels and replaced the ornate crown design.

Annette Charlton

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King’s Garden at Versailles – Le Potager du Roi

King’s Garden at Versailles (Le Potager du Roi)

Chambord – The French Liqueur of Louis XIV

Chambord – The French Black Raspberry Liqueur of Louis XIV