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The Castle of Talcy
The Château de Talcy Monument This seigniorial château was constructed towards 1420, but the keep may have been built with some more ancient components. Contemporary with the great Renaissance châteaus of the Val de Loire, however, the Italian fashion and the search for decoration did not […]
Google Street View Expands Coverage in France
After including Tour de France's routes in Street View, Google expands the coverage for France, by adding Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Lille and Toulouse. The French blog Zorgloob links to a video prepared for the launch…
The megalithic site of Carnac
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The Abbey of Cluny
[img_assist|nid=41094|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=315|height=381] The Monument The Benedictine abbey of Cluny was the cradle of a reform which drastically changed the western monastic tradition. Founded in 910, this abbey answered directly to Rome and was under the authority of a line of exceptional abbots. At its height of its […]
Chateau d’Aulteribe
Château d’Aulteribe Monument Aulteribe is a fortified house overlooking a gully and its wild vegetation. The towers adjoining it date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was restored according to the romantic taste prevailing at the […]