Une Vallée des Châteaux et du Vin

Back in the autumn we made a short trip across the ditch for a couple of days enjoying the delights of the Loire Valley, then a leisurely drive through Brittany and Normandy (until we reached Paris that is...). As you will see, plenty of chateaux, copious food and of course wine and cheese made for a very enjoyable break!

In the Château de Chambord - were wondering why we hadn't seen many deer...


Château de Chambord

Can you tell that it was a hunting lodge?

Mini music


Our guesthouse in Amboise


In the Chenonceau Gardens - this Sphinx is a long way from home.

Not keen to test the waters

Château de Chenonceau

The castle chapel

Down in the bunker kitchen

Beautiful displays

The Monmousseau Wine Caves - we covered 500m of the 15km warren of subterranean tunnels

A bit of the old Amboise L'Epicerie action

A little autumnal colour

The amazing gardens of Château de Villandry

The kitchen garden

Veggie patch

Mont St Michel, good from afar...

The mud flats of the Couesnon River surrounding Mont St Michel

The surprisingly impressive medieval town of Dinan

The surprisingly impressive medieval town of Dinan - a long walk up hill from the port back to the hotel

Aimes is dwarfed by part of the D-Day Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches