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1. Travel Tip:
Napoleon and Josephine
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Perhaps the most interesting thing about Chateau Malmaison is the presence of the Empress Josephine that we sense here. It was after all she who selected this residence, and after the divorce... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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2. Travel Tip:
The Entry Level
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All of this history is within easy reach of Paris. A train ride to La Défence and a bus to Reuil-Malmaison puts you at the doors of Chateau Malmaison and its beautiful garden. I was able to take a... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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3. Travel Tip:
Napoleon's Aparments
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Next, we climb the stairs to the first floor (second floor to some), which contains the private apartments of Napoleon and Josephine. The first apartments are the salon of the Emperor Napoleon, and... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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4. Travel Tip:
Josephine's Rooms
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After these rooms celebrating military victories, we enter a chamber that contains the porcelain service of the Empress Josephine. Josephine was crowned Empress in 1804, and retained the title... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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5. Travel Tip:
The Center of Government
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The chateau was quickly restored, and Napoleon, who was then the First Consul of France under the Consulate, spent much of his time there. He directed the affairs of France from the library, and... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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6. Travel Tip:
Malmaison
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In April of 1799, Josephine Bonaparte, the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, bought a 17th chateau in what was then the countryside well outside of Paris. The chateau had a forbidding name: Malmaison.... Tags for this Chapter: chateau napoleon josephine |
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