Guided tours: ‘Christmas Whispers at Night’

Walls have ears, and the Royal Castle of Blois has a treasure trove of memories! For centuries, it has been the scene of dramas, intrigues and power struggles, and it has so much to tell about the great figures who once called it home! By torchlight, after the castle has closed, this mysterious and offbeat tour plunges visitors into darkness and back in time. Poetry readings, beauty secrets of the era, a recipe for ‘Blond Vénitien’, and a stroll to the strange strains of a harpsichord: this two-hour tour takes visitors through the royal apartments, decorated in Christmas colours, and to some unusual places usually closed to the public, such as the gloomy dungeon where the Duke of Guise’s brother is said to have spent a night before being killed, or the old larder.