...de Saint-Aignan looks like this. It's the château as you see it when you cross the bridge over the Cher river, coming into town from Blois or, via the autoroute, from Orléans or Paris. The church is on the left in the photo below. The 10th century donjon (fortified tower) is visible on the right.
Below is a closer view of the château seen from the north. It doesn't look much like a château, except that it is built on a high promontory and soars over the river as well as over the town, which grew up around it. From this perspective, you can see that the buildings are built of a combination of stone and of brick.
And here's a photo of the church, which dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries. It's especially known for the centuries-old wall paintings down in the crypt. That's part of the château on the right, below.
The first photo is part of your banner. There is a lot of mystery in that old donjon from the tenth century.
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It's a photo I took from the same spot, but looking back I see that I used two other photos to create the image that's my blog banner.
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