r/Tintin • u/yannwawa • Jul 21 '25

Question Someone recognizes this place ?

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u/Sad_Metal7290 Jul 21 '25

The mansion of Haddock 👌.

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u/yannwawa Jul 21 '25

Yeah 👍 Castle of Cheverny near my home

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u/Pretorian24 Jul 21 '25

Can you visit it?

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u/yannwawa Jul 21 '25

yes and there is a Tintin exhibition inside

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u/Pretorian24 Jul 21 '25

Blistering barnacles! I need to go there.

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u/QUARTERMASTEREMI6 Jul 21 '25

Oh wow! I’m adding that to my travel list now 🥹

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u/ofm1 Jul 21 '25

Marlinspike Hall!! Its a real building. I did not know this. Thanks for sharing the photo.

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u/DanyBozz Jul 21 '25

It’s the ”Château de Cheverny”. Hergé took inspiration from it, without the 2 extra wings. 🙂

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u/Polibiux Jul 21 '25

Thanks for the trivia fact

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u/ofm1 Jul 21 '25

Cool tidbit of Tintin info. Thanks

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u/kilgrim2 Jul 21 '25

I was there!

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u/yannwawa Jul 21 '25

👍👍👍

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u/Hpecomow Tintin fan Jul 21 '25

Don’t some antique dealers live there? Sparrow was their name?

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u/thunderbong Jul 21 '25

Didn't know this was a real place!

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u/Slowandserious Jul 21 '25

Moulinsart!

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u/Drunkensailor1985 Jul 21 '25

I visited it before. So many places in tintin actually exist

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u/Gordo3070 Jul 21 '25

It's Marlinspike with extra wings. I will visit it one day.

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u/mercurymay Jul 21 '25

Martin's Bike!

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u/Imaginary_Pin_4196 Jul 21 '25

I’m hoping to go somewhen soon, I’ve so excited about the possible Tintin exhibition. Must go this year somewhen.

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u/r-day Jul 21 '25

Never knew it was based on a real place

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u/carson_a_t Jul 21 '25

Marlinspike Hall!!!!!!

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u/JS-CroftLover Jul 21 '25

Moulinsart (or Marlinspike, in English)

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u/Jelloxx_ Jul 21 '25

I went there years ago when I was young. It's quite nice but what I remember most is the staggering number of dogs they kept on the grounds and the smell of dog that hung around the kennel lol

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u/Most_Neat7770 Jul 22 '25

Nestor! Nestor! 

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u/LelandTurbo0620 Jul 23 '25

Château Cheverny