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Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Château de Vincennes Paris, Episode 203

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Join Us in France Travel Podcast, Episode 203

Did you know that there is a Medieval Castle just at the edge of Paris? Complete with dungeon, draw-bridge and moat. Meet the Château of Vincennes, one of the most surprising places in Paris!

[04:29] Reasons You Might Want to Visit the Château de Vincennes
[06:35] Château de Vincennes: a Fortified Castle
[10:00] Charles V Made the Château de Vincennes a Royal Residence
[12:16] Recent Renovations at the Château de Vincennes
[13:00] King Louis XIII Was Raised at the Château de Vincennes
[14:52] Vincennes Is Abandoned as a Royal Residence
[16:01] Château of Vincennes Is Turned into a Prison
[20:42] The Vincennes Arsenal
[23:22] Restoration of the Royal Apartments
[24:20] What's It Is Like Visiting the Château de Vincennes Today

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0:00.0

Before we start this episode about Paris, let me take a second to tell you that I now offer

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0:11.5

I wish I could show all of my listeners around in person but unfortunately

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there is not enough of me to go around so I hope you'll find taking me

0:20.6

around in your phone to be an acceptable compromise.

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If you'd like to try a self-guided tour where I show you Paris and tell you some amazing

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stories exactly where they happened, download the Voicemap app on your phone and look for

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tour activation codes and I'll see you in Paris.

0:57.0

This is join us in France episode 203.

1:01.0

Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant, and join us in France in France is the podcast where we talk about France it's

1:08.2

many quirks it's history its language and of course destinations in France you want to learn about because

1:15.1

hopefully you'll be visiting soon. On today's episode I talk with Elise

1:20.6

about the Chateau de Vincen. A great day trip from Paris and a wonderful place to visit

1:27.2

if you've been to Paris several times or if you want to see something that's new to you and off the beating track a little bit.

1:36.2

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I'm seeing a huge boost in traffic and shares also and I think that's because I put the work in and

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improved it a lot and you guys are reacting really positively to it. That makes me very very happy. For

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show notes and photos on this episode you can go to join us in France.com forward slash 203 the number 203 and you can

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use the share button right there also join us in France is brought to you by Patreon supporters and addicted to France, the small group tour company for people who want to enjoy France to the fullest with zero stress because at least is doing all the stressing.

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