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Monday’s Travel Photos – Château de Villesavin
Château de Villesavin, which isn’t really a castle, is an hour’s ride on horseback from Château de Chambord and was actually a glorified worksite hut built at the beginning of the 16th century by Jean Le Breton who was François I’s … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Loire Valley, Loire Valley châteaux
Tagged Chambord, François I, French bridal museum, Villesavin
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Monday’s Travel Photos – the Roof Tops of Chambord
Fellow Australian Susan from Days in the Claise, who also lives in the Loire Valley, but in the southern part of Touraine, has done a series of posts on Chambord Castle recently. We cycled there several times this summer, you … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Loire Valley, Travel photos
Tagged Chambord, châteaux, François I, Loire Valley
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The Renaissance Supermen – Rue View – 75003 Paris
This Wednesday’s bloggers’ round-up features two fellow Australians: Susan from Days on the Claise, compares two larger-than-life Renaissance monarchs, one from each side of the Channel, while Carina from Carina Okula captures Paris’ charming façades with her photographer’s eye before they … Continue reading

Posted in History, Loire Valley, Paris, Sightseeing
Tagged Carina Okula, Days on the Glaise, François I
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