Walks in Paris and in the Loire valley
My suggestions for walks off the beaten tracks
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Fontevraud recumbent figures
Eleanor of Aquitaine is the granddaughter of the Duke Guillaume IX the troubadour, inventor of courtly love; beautiful and intelligent, she has a strong personality and will leave her mark at a time when women in these circles are often considered solely...
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The three lives of Fontevraud abbey
Fontevraud the monastic city: from the twelfth century until the Revolution Fontevraud is an enclosed area, an ideal city where communities of monks and nuns choose to live in chastity, poverty, obedience and silence for the glory of God according to...
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Bréhémont, port on the Loire
Bréhémont (pronounced Bray-mont) is a small village on the banks of the Loire West of the Touraine region, at the gates of the Anjou, ranked among the most beautiful villages of France. Watered by the Loire, Indre and the old Cher, its old economic activities...
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The Villa Flora exhibition in Marmottan Museum Paris
Arthur and Hedy Hahnloser Bühler (1870-1936), both from families of textile factory owners in Winterthur (near Zürich) form one of the most significant couples of art lovers and artists’ friends in the 20th century. Hedy, who followed courses in painting...
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The life of Robert of Arbrissel, founder of the religious Order of Fontevraud
Robert is in the eleventh century the village priest of Arbrissel southwest of Rennes. The church of this time, despite the very strong religious aspirations of the whole society, experiences two tendencies denounced by Pope Gregory VII in his preaching...