28 January 2022

Luynes : the castle and its courtyard

The Cadogan guidebook for the Loire Valley says of the Château de Luynes that inside its gray medieval exterior it contains a 'surprisingly sophisticated courtyard" — its elegance is such a contrast to "the stern exteriors" of the medieval fortress.

    


I wish I could take credit for the photo just above, but I can't. I found it on this web site.
(The other four photos in this post are mine.)

     There's a lot more information, with many photos, on the Monumentum page about the Château de Luynes.
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9 comments:

  1. chm28 January, 2022 13:51

    I remember very well le logis Renaissance and the people waiting for a tour of the intérior.

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  2. BettyAnn28 January, 2022 14:24

    The courtyard is beautiful.

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    1. Ken Broadhurst29 January, 2022 04:40

      CHM and I didn't go inside the château because it was a guided tour. Maybe next time.

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  3. Mary in Oregon29 January, 2022 00:17

    So many beautiful places you have visited and shared with us that I have never heard of before. My list is getting very long...!

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    1. Ken Broadhurst29 January, 2022 04:39

      And I still have a long list of places and things I want to see.

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  4. Diogenes29 January, 2022 03:35

    Hey Ken - trouble commenting earlier. They disappear.

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    1. Ken Broadhurst29 January, 2022 04:39

      That happens to me some days. I don't know why. Just now, I tried to write this comment but the comment box wouldn't let me type anything. I had to close the browser and restart it. Now it seems to be working.

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    2. Mary in Oregon29 January, 2022 19:36

      I had been thinking after I write a response and then it is not there when I go back that it was my fault: I figured I had forgotten to click on "publish". This makes me feel a little better - maybe it wasn't my error after all!

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    3. Ken Broadhurst30 January, 2022 04:42

      I've had that thought so many times, Mary. How could I be so absent-minded and not click on Publish. Finally, I think it's Blogger's bugs, not my silliness.

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