{"id":116,"date":"2007-07-08T19:16:27","date_gmt":"2007-07-08T18:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchduck.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=116"},"modified":"2022-06-16T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:36:08","slug":"villandry-mille-feux-1000-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/villandry-mille-feux-1000-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Villandry &#8211; Mille Feux (1000 Lights)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/frenchduck.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/villandry1.jpg\" alt=\"Chateau de Villandry\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/villandry1000.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/villandry1000.png 500w, https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/villandry1000-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2000 candles will illuminate the magnificent Renaissance chateau and gardens at <strong>Villandry<\/strong> (37, Indre-et-Loire, Centre) west of Tours in the Loire Valley &#8211; culminating with a magnificent firework display. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-2-color\"><strong>1 &#8211; 2 July 2022 and 5 &#8211; 6 August 2022<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-nights-of-a-thousand-lights\">The Nights of a Thousand Lights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>At the end of the day, the gardens are adorned with light under the flames of more than 2000 candles. 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