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Fête du 14 Juillet 2015 – Chinon

Posted on July 17, 2015 | Leave a comment

We extended our holiday to take in the Bastille Day celebrations in the Loire Valley this year. Even when the family used to spend the summer in Normandy, I contrived to miss most 14 July celebrations, much to my regret ‘cos I love fireworks. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy a march-past of Sapeurs Pompiers as much as the next man, and even a parade of children with lanterns doesn’t leave me unmoved. But it’s the feu d’artifice that crowns the evening!

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Discovering the Bouchardais

Posted on June 25, 2014 | Leave a comment

Just to the west of us is a little town called L’Ile Bouchard. I’m afraid that we regard it more as the favoured location for our supermarket shopping than anywhere very touristique.

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But then this took our eye in La Rolandiere’s reception.

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La Rolandiere

Posted on July 28, 2011 | Leave a comment

A long time ago, we discovered a wonderful campsite just south of Tours, within easy reach of the Loire valley.  It was called La Rolandiere, and was run by one of the French teaching unions.  They held conferences and seminars in the chateau itself, and recouped some of their costs by letting out part of the grounds for campers and caravanners.

Alas, as with so many good things, it eventually closed.  But last October we went past it on a sentimental journey and to our surprise it had re-opened.  Not only that, but it now boasts a hotel and gites as well as the camping.  Here’s the chateau itself, all freshly painted.


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