Dampierre en YVELINES Castle

Built by MANSART (eighteenth century) for the Duke of Luynes was one of the favourite places of Queen Marie LECZINSKA. One can admire the "golden age" of INGRES and "Penelope asleep" Cavelier (1848) .
Gardens have been designed around a lake have been LENOTRE.
The castle still belongs to the family of Luynes who let it be visited, from April to October,. They have opened a gourmet restaurant "Les écuries du château" ("the stables of the castle"). Winter is reserved for hunting.