While the British have their palaces and the Germans their castles, the French have chateaus. These grand houses served as permanent or temporary residences of some of France’s most noteworthy nobility, royalty or otherwise important historical figures from kings and queens to Napoleon III. Today, many are open to the public. You can walk the grand halls and personal quarters of past occupants or stroll through their gorgeous gardens. Among the thousand or so in the country, this week’s Buck… (View original article)