I took most of these photos in 2009 with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera. Loches has been a regular stop when we have visitors from the U.S., and it has also been a regular destination for grocery shopping. The town has a big Super U supermarché and also an E. Leclerc hypermarché. The fact is that our Super U in Saint-Aignan has been greatly enlarged over the past few years, and we also have a new LIDL store here now. So now I don't have to drive half an hour to shop at LIDL. It's just five minutes from our house.
The pictures above, from left to right, show the palais de justice in Loches, the église St-Ours, and another of the towns four old gates — this one called la porte des Cordeliers (built in 1498).
This is a 16th century Belgian tapestry that was in either the logis royal or the St-Ours church.
More rooftops, the old bell tower, and the royal residence in Loches
Oh, my my my!
ReplyDeleteThe Palais de Justice is now a Best Western Hotel
ReplyDeleteI didn't remember that. It's like Saint-Aignan. The building that was serving as the hôtel de ville is now a Groupama insurance agency. Nothing is constant but change, et plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. I wonder if the palais de justice in Loches just moved to new quarters.
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