Having toured the Abbey yesterday, the morning brings an opportunity to explore the rest of Le Bec-Hellouin. It’s a hasty tour, completed at speed under an ominous sky. The lighting meanwhile, is rather fabulous.I’m hard […]
2019 Day 102 – Le Bec-Hellouin
It’s time. With our ferry booked for Friday, we need to make the last long drive, pushing north towards Honfleur. At over 200 kilometres, the drive takes most of the day. We drive through endless […]
2019 Day 101 – Amboise
One of the lovely things about the Loire Valley is how close everything is – Amboise, our destination today, is just a short hop from Tours. Home of the Chateau Royal, Amboise is recognised as […]
2019 Day 100 – Tours
Day 100. Wow! That somehow went simultaneously quickly and slowly. And yes, I see the issue there. We’re spending it in Tours, our second visit, having popped in to visit our lovely friends when they […]
2019 Day 99 – Langeais and Lignieres-de-Touraine
After yesterday’s Chateau’s loveliness, we decide to try our luck with a second. Langeais, only a few kilometres away fits right bill perfectly. Set on the Loire, the sneak preview on our map looks very […]
2019 Day 98 – Loches and Azayle-Rideau
A cooler morning brings the opportunity to pop back into Loches. Just as well too, otherwise we might have missed the spectacle of market day. It’s not that we actually need anything, but I can […]
2019 Day 97 – Loches
I’ve long loved the Loire Valley. Playground to French aristocrats through the centuries, the wilderness of the river Loire, the picturesque villages nested into its banks, chateaus enough to satisfy any real estate fantasy one […]
2019 Day 96 – Centre and Montresor
Our journey west through France’s parched Centre continues. I learn the following day that it’s not my imagination: France is experiencing a drought, with much of the Centre on read alert for water consumption. We’re […]
2019 Day 95 – Apremont-sur-Allier and Nevers
I can’t resist another walk through Apremont-sur-Allier this morning, if only to capture it in the morning light. It seems there’s more to discover: there’s the church, no doubt once chapel to the chateau, not […]
2019 Day 94 – Saint Pere and Apremont-sur-Allier
Every so often, you come across a place so magical you have to quite pinch yourself to confirm it’s real. Thanks to yet another Les Plus Beaux Villages de France recommendation, we discover Apremont-sur-Allier this […]
Miss Baci Travels 