Off the beaten track, in a tranquil setting, it was a lovely way to start our day. We have driven across France, from the hot, hazy days in Province to the Maine-et-Loire region, just north of Angers.
The weather here is cooler, crisper and the buildings are imposing and glow white with blue slate roofs.
The Chateau is privately owned and used as a place for displaying some impressive collections of furniture, art and books. We enjoyed the tour, especially seeing an original chateau door from the 15th C with all sorts of secret carvings and encoded messages - alchemy and royalty woven together by Jean Bourre who was Louis XI's Finance Minister.
This was a place of intrigue at the highest levels.
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