Today's spot: a modest black bench tucked under a modest shelter in the jardins du Château de Chenonceau.
The sign above points the way: "Potager des fleurs,Vegetable and flower garden" and "Jardin de plantes médicinales, Medicinal plant garden / Parc aux ânes – Donkey pen garden." The shelter itself—worn stone walls, red-tiled roof with moss and lichen, wrought-iron bench supports, feels timeless, a small, simple, refuge amid the château's famous gardens and grandeur. You can almost smell the earth and herbs waiting just beyond the archway.
These gardens, redesigned in the 20th century but rooted in Renaissance tradition, include the potager-fleuri (ornamental vegetable plots) and the medicinal herb garden, both practical and poetic, much like the bench itself: simple, sturdy, waiting for someone to sit and reflect.
A perfect Sunday pause: sit, listen to distant birds or the faint rustle of leaves, let the château's history (Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Médicis, the river-spanning architecture) settle quietly around you.
Bon dimanche à tous ! Have a peaceful Sunday, everyone.
“On Sundays, the Loire speaks softly — and you have time to listen.”
Part of the “Mon banc dominical” Series
Each Sunday, we share a quiet bench somewhere in the Loire — a small reminder that peace is often found where you simply stop to notice it.
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