This morning we left Tours and drove a short distance to the Chateau Chenonceau. Chenonceau is the Chateau built on a bridge over the River Cher that you often see in guide books. It is called the Ladies’ Chateau because of the many ladies who lived here, built it and preserved it. They include Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin. During WWII the river was the dividing line between occupied and unoccupied France. The French resistance used the chateau as an escape route for refugees fleeing the Nazis.
We finally had a sunny day so it was a perfect day to explore the chateau and it gardens.
The inside of the chateau for quite stunning too.
Before leaving we checked out the maze.
From Chemonceau we went to nearby Amboise where we are staying tonight and tomorrow night. It is a lovely little village on the Loire. We had a great dinner at an Italian Restaurant. I forgot to take pictures of the pasta and pizza. The salad was great too.
On our way back to our hotel we got to see something we have hardly seen on this trip, a sunset!
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What a beautiful, memorable place to visit and stay! Love the photo from the bridge down the river! Photos are wonderful and love the variety of the gardens and the interior!
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Lovely! Snowing last night and all day though not sticking to roads. We’re supposed to get 4 inches. We are at a Roseanne Cash concert at App State Univ tonight.
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We were there in 2020 just before Covid began. Weren’t the flowers magnificent? That was my favorite part!
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Missy, the flowers are fantastic. Can you imagine going for a walk in those gardens every day?!
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