About 40 minutes by car from Rocamadour, and just 15 minutes from Autoire, stands what is probably the most impressive castle in the old Quercy province of southwestern France. Its name is Castelnau-Bretenoux [kass-tell-no bru-tuh-noo]. The Michelin Green Guide (for Périgord and Quercy) describes it as an
énorme masse rouge and says its lacy stonework is
de couleur sanguine. It was built starting in the 11th century. It is open to the public and owned by the French government. We didn't take the tour of the interior. Here's a
link to Castelnau's web site.
Beautiful!
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ReplyDeleteOh! In my memories on FaceBook, it just brought up the post that I did in 2012, when you two showed, on the blog, that you had gotten married a week before... so, belated happy anniversary! It was on the 10th, right?
ReplyDeleteYes, it was on the 10th of May, 2012.
DeleteYou have a great memory, Judith. What a fine day it was!
DeleteVery impressive!
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Anniversary Ken & Walt!
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