The Château de Chantilly stands at the centre of a huge 7,800-hectare estate situated in one of the largest forests on the outskirts of Paris, the mass of three forests (Chantilly, Halatte, Ermenonville).

This estate dates back to the Middle Ages.
The Château de Chantilly houses one of the finest museums of old paintings after the Louvre and a vary rich library of rare and precious books.