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Emerging from the shadow of Versailles: the Château de Fontainebleau

The only French château to have been occupied continuously for eight centuries by 34 kings and emperors with its 1,530 rooms that contain more furniture than any other castle in Europe lies just 70 km south of Paris: Fontainebleau. But why, when this UNESCO World Heritage site surrounded by a forest that attracts some 11 million tourists a year, does Fontainebleau palace play second fiddle to Versailles…