You never know what you are going to see in the Loire Valley. Turning up one day for a tour of the Chateau of Chambord with an American couple on a dull and drizzly day at the end of October, I came round the corner of the Chateau to discover the team from the Equestrian and Raptors Show in full costume and exercising their horses. Patrolling amongst them was a team of modern day soldiers. It was quite a startling sight. Chambord is owned by the State and is home to a troop of the Republican Guard, so it is very common to encounter mounted police in the grounds too. Everyone is super friendly though and I guess there is no need to worry about security in the grounds.
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