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The Château of Ermenonville incites us to share the enthusiasm of Rousseau and the Marquis of Girardin who made it and the park one of the most celebrated places in the region of rishment... The rooms, suites and boudoirs are only 40minutes from the capital. The perfect answer to your gourmet preoccupations and enlightenment...</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:33 +0200</pubDate><creator>Symboles de France</creator><enclosure url="http://www.symbolesdefrance.com//includes/content_jdm_framework/contenus/images/el_803_image_2/chateau-ermenonville-hotel-sejour.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="49387"/></item><item><title>Château de Couin</title><link>http://www.symbolesdefrance.com/Chateau-de-Couin</link><guid>http://www.symbolesdefrance.com/Chateau-de-Couin</guid><description>The Château de Couin is an 18th century Louis XV residence, registered entirely Historic Monument, surrounded by a landscaped garden of more than 6 ha.&#13;
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The estate is at the sources of the Authie river and close to the battle fields of the Sum (the castle was used as headquarters by the English army during the Great war). </description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:33 +0200</pubDate><creator>Symboles de France</creator></item></channel></rss>
