Still catching up with Inktober, and difficult to do with another prompt that doesn’t really inspire me – Coat. Really, for a long time, I didn’t know what to draw apart from – you know – a coat… A famous character with a coat? Humphrey Bogart? As if I could […]
Castle
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Yeah, I know, the blog is quiet. And it will remain this way for a while. These days, I’m quite busy with my sites devoted to Japan. You can check the one in English there: Setouchi Explorer This year, the Setouchi Triennale is taking place and I’m quite busy with […]
I don’t think I’ve ever been to the Rambouillet Castle, nor in its park or forest. However, I doubt it has changed much since the day that picture was taken.
I don’t know much about the Château de Montfort, except that it is located in the village of Vitrac, in the Dordogne department. It is first mentioned in the year 866, and it has seen many battles in the Middle-Ages, and was razed and rebuilt several times and has […]
The Nérac Castle is located in the town of Nérac, in the Lot-et-Garonne department (in the Aquitaine region). It was built between the 14th and 16th Centuries, and was destroyed in large parts during the French Revolution. It belonged to the House of Albret, whose head had […]
Two views of the Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, one of the most famous and most beautiful of the Loire Castles.
And with this picture taken from the main stairs of the castle of Blois, I resume regular posting on this blog. Sorry for the delay, but the Setouchi Triennale took over all of my blogging time in the past few months.
Belcastel is a castle located in a village called Lacave in the Lot department between Souillac and Rocamadour. The whole area is in my opinion one of the most beautiful parts of France. The name Belcastel means “beautiful castle” and you can easily guess why. Like in many other […]
For some reason I have never visited the Amboise castle. But that’s not a reason to not show it to you. It had its heyday in the early 16th Century when it was home to a young Francis the 1st as well as Leonardo di Vinci when he […]