First stop Candes-Saint-Martin, one of the French ‘beau villages’, and at the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers. Lovely colourful mudflats too! Checked out the church, whose statues all had their heads removed (maybe during the French Revolution?). Evidence … Continue reading →

We decided our only real stop today would be at the Chateau de Angers. It’s situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Maine river, and was occupied in turn by Neolithic man, Gauls and Romans. Cradle of the Plantagenet dynasty, … Continue reading →

First stop was at the Château de Azay-le-Rideau, described by Balzac as “a facet cut diamond set in the Indre” and which epitomises all the elegance of the French Renaissance.  Built in the 16thC during the reign of Francis 1, … Continue reading →