An inventory made in 1728 records an orangery, gardens and formal flower beds, all of which have disappeared without trace. There is, however, no record of the Nymphée. It is however, there. Since the 16th century it has nestled in a woody hollow at the edge of the park, with its own spring linked to the nearby Fontaine des Ferrus.
Inside the Nymphée there is just one circular room with a domed ceiling.
Both the interior and exterior are heavily sculpted: banded pilasters with carved bosses, panels, shells and the carved keystone for the dome.
This rustic hideaway for lover's trysts seems to belong in a stylised setting for a romantic dinner.
Fontaine des Ferrus
Legend has it that the Devil appears at the Fontaine des Ferrus.
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