The sleepy town of Véretz sits 20 minutes east of Tours,if you are heading up to the vineyards of Vouvray or Montlouis-sur-Loire from the south of the region it is the obvious choice for crossing the river Cher.
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Monday 30 March 2020
Monday's Loire Valley chateau at Sully-sur-Loire
Monday's Loire Valley chateau - Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire With its high towers and its deep ditches the chateau is a great example of a medieval fortress. It was built at the end of 14th century on a location offering a rare crossing of the Loire river.
Sunday 29 March 2020
Saturday 28 March 2020
Friday 27 March 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020
Thursday's 'taken in Touraine' - Tours' carousel
Let us hope it is not too long until it come alive again - bonne courage à tous.
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Wednesday is Loches day - even if only in photographs.
Have you heard of Myfavouritebench? where you can show your bench photos on Facebook and Twitter...I know, who knew you took them eh! This would qualify as one of ours.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Monday 23 March 2020
Monday's chateau - Chateau de Bridore
Sunday 22 March 2020
Church for Sunday - well cathedral actually at Bourges.
Scarily this pic. is from way back in 2008! when we did a flying visit to Bourges on our way south. We have driven through and around it since - we really should go back and have a good look around.
Saturday 21 March 2020
We have been going back to black (and white) for some of our images on Twitter...
Going back to black (and white) on Twitter for some of our images of Centre-Val de Loire. Rue Saint-Pierre in Preuilly-sur-Claise
Have a safe weekend...
Your weekend will probably be similar to any other day at the moment while under current conditions but might be the time to reach out to others and check how they are coping.
Friday 20 March 2020
Thursday 19 March 2020
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Still 'Loches day'
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Monday 16 March 2020
Monday's Loire Valley Chateau - Chateau de Gizeux
The 14th century Chateau de Gizeux is said to be the largest private chateau of the Loire Valley. It sits about 50km west of Tours.
Sunday 15 March 2020
Loire Valley church for Sunday - our favourite church interior?
Possibly Notre-Dame de Rivière' in the village of the same name 10 minutes south east of town of Chinon.
Saturday 14 March 2020
Friday 13 March 2020
Thursday 12 March 2020
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Monday 9 March 2020
Sunday 8 March 2020
A church for Sunday - Eglise Saint-Firmin Gordes
As we are currently visiting the south today we feature the church of Saint Firmin, in the hilltop village of Gordes in the Luberon. The churchis visible on the skyline as you approach it from the south but once in the village itself you have to seek out its entrance nested among the narrow lanes and buildings of the village.
The current church dates from the 18th century having been built on the site of an older 12/13th century church.
The inside of the church is decorated in bright colours reminicent of itial churches and has a rather ornate rabernacle on its main altar.
There are eight side chapels within the nave of the church each one dedicated to a different saint of a variety of trades such as locksmiths, blacksmiths, shoemakers and quarry-men etc., perhaps it once had a thriving artisanal community - for such a small village I found this rather surprising
Loved the ornate pulpit which sadly looks as if it wants to return to earth and is only prevented from doing so with the aid of well placed acrow props.
The still-working organ sits above the church entrance.
Where's Joan?
She is here, on her pedestal in front of a 'restoration needing' background
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