The town of Levroux was fortified during the Hundred Years' War. A wall with seven gates like this one, La Porte de Champagne, was built to keep the population safe. This is the only gate that still stands. The name Champagne doesn't come from the region where the famous bubbly wine is made. Levroux is in an area of rich farmland known as La Champagne berrichonne (the Berry countryside), which is more or less centered on the city of Bourges and includes big towns like Vierzon and Chateauroux.
Wow! How amazing that they have preserved this gate for all of those centuries. Same with the medieval house in yesterday's post. Levroux seems worth a visit.
ReplyDeleteLevroux is quiet but it has an undeniable rural charm.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a thing to get to see!
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