Indre et Loire
A former fishing and inland water transport port that sprang up where the Rivers Vienne and Loire meet, Candes-Saint-Martin displays great contrast with its black slate roofs and its white tufa walls that adorn the houses and the Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin.
Themes
- Abbeys and churches : Collegiate Church of Saint Martin
- By the waterside : The Rivers Vienne and Loire
- Wine : AOC Touraine wines
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In the heart of Touraine, in the Manse Valley, this former lord’s domain belonging to L’île Bouchard and the archdiocese of Tours has kept the ruins of its 15C castle, its 16C church that houses the tomb of poet Joachim du Bellay’s wife and its white tufa houses where square turrets, mullioned windows and finely sculpted windows are key features.
Themes
- Castles and ramparts : The castle
- Wine : AOC Chinon and locally produced wines
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50 kilometres southeast of Tours, Montrésor stands on the banks of the Indrois which reflects the remains of the double enclosure walls of this old fortress and its Renaissance castle. In the village, the houses with their white tufa walls or half-timbering mix with semi-cave dwellings.
Themes
- By the waterside : The river Indrois
- Abbeys and churches : Collegiate Church of Saint Jean Baptiste (15C)
- Castles and ramparts : The remains of the double enclosure wall (11C), the Renaissance castle
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