Blois is just 25 miles (40 km) north of Saint-Aignan. It's two hours from Paris by train or by car. Blois is the administrative capital, la préfecture, of the département called Loir-et-Cher, one of the most rural départements ("counties") in France. It is the site of several famous châteaux — at Blois, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire, and Cheverny, among others. The population of Blois is about 50K, and its urbanized zone has a population of 125K. Tours, Orléans, and Chartres are larger cities.
Very nice quiet, moody tones in these pictures.
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It would be nice to walk around that church area.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice sized town with a lot of history. Big enough that you wouldn't be bored and small enough to be manageable.
ReplyDeleteImagine the pointed roofs (rooves ?) of St Nicolas on the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris!
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