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 →

Our journey today took us first to Chédigny, the only village in France which has been certified with the label “Jardin Remarquable”.  A very pretty village which has 1000 rose trees, 1500 bulbs plants, about a hundred bushes and thousands … Continue reading →