Fontainebleau Castle

Fontainbleau Castle, France

Fontainbleau is a small village just south of Paris surrounded by forests. Its main attraction is the 16th century castle which is actually the first renaissance building outside Italy.

The castle was built from 16th until the 18th century. In the 16th century, Francois I transformed the castle into a Renaissance palace decorated by Florentine artists. The castle was made into a national museum since 1870.