The beauty of the chateau and its many turrets and towers inspired the story of Sleeping Beauty after the author came to stay at the castle. Apparently the chateau also …
The Royal Fortress of Chinon in the Loire
We went to the Royal fortress of Chinon because of the Knight’s Templar and Joan of Arc connections. Who wouldn’t want to go check out those connections!? What an incredibly …
Saumur chateau and Turquant in the lovely Loire valley
Ah, the lovely Loire Valley. A favourite of royalty for hundreds of years, it enjoys its own microclimate where the weather never gets too hot or too cold. It was …
The Super Lioran mountain resort
Le Lioran is a small mountain resort in the heart of continental France. It consists of the original settlement of Le Lioran in the valley bottom as well as four …
Marvejols medieval town and Les Loups du Gevaudan
Marvejols is a medieval town located in the Massif Central – a highland region in the centre of Southern France. Marvejols was strengthened during the Hundred Years War against the …
Gorge du Tarn – a punt down the river
The Gorges du Tarn is a stunningly beautiful canyon that was formed by the River Tarn and is about 33 miles (53kms) long. We’d read about how beautiful it was …
Medieval Conques and its awesome Abbey
Conques is a beautiful old medieval village built on a hillside in a valley and it has an awesome Abbey. We were visiting our friends Paul & Sue who live …
Gouffre de Padirac caves
Who doesn’t like pretending they are in a Jules Verne novel and journeying to the centre of the earth. Well we didn’t go to the centre of the earth but …
The beautiful small clifftop village of Rocamadour
Rocamadour is known for the Cité Réligieuse complex of religious buildings, accessed via the Grand Escalier staircase. We did the tour of Rocamadour a little differently to how most people …
Saint Cirq Lapopie and swimming in the river at Vers
We had a truly great time in Saint Cirq Lapopie area as we met up with some friends who were also in their motorhome. Paul and Sue live in France, …