I hate blog posts that start with “Sorry, I haven’t updated this blog in a long time” but… Sorry, I haven’t updated this blog in a long time… If you follow me on social media (if you don’t you should, check the links in the top bar), you know that […]
Lot-et-Garonne
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Beauville is a small village in Lot-et-Garonne. While the St-Jacques Church dates from the 13th Century, its bell tower is more recent (16th Century). As it wasn’t uncommon in the area and at the time, its function was obviously religious, but also military, as it was also a […]
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 […]
Bonaguil Castle is probably my favorite medieval castle in the world. I’ll tell you more about it sooner or later.
I don’t know about you, but when I think of other countries, I’m often more interested in what a typical street from that country looks like instead of the famous monuments and landmarks. I think it gives you good information of what everyday life in this country is like. […]
I guess a good way to start this blog is to tell you about my hometown a little. It is called Agen. It’s a small town (about 34,000 people, 100,000 if you included the neighboring towns) in the South West. It is the “capital” of the Lot-et-Garonne department in […]