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Published: April 15th 2013
Next stop was the unmissable Loire region, a long drive from Beauvior to pretty Braciuex. We visited two chateux over two days - extravagant Chambord on bike and the refined Cheverny... there are a few pics of each included here. Chambord was built by, but only lived in for around 45 days, by Francois I. Louis XIV also lived there but no-one enjoyed it much because it was too big and draughty.
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Sheila
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Inclement weather and the budding spring
Good to read your latest blog. The snow must have been so beautiful but it's a drag when you don't want so much of it. Hope you are keeping cosy in the van. We flew back from Venice yesterday over 100s of square miles of snowy mountains (Dolomites & Alps). North of the mountains there was solid cloud all the way to Gatwick. When we arrived in Bologna on 6 April they had their first sunny day for weeks. The townsfolk were really happy, everyone was out enjoying the sun and eating their ice creams, and street buskers played (jazz bands, classical trios, harpist). Bologna is worth a stop. Big friendly city, 25 kms of colonnaded streets, pink, ochre and sienna colour buildings, loads of culture and music, and some of the best food in Italy. Economical too. We had 3 glorious days in the hills north of Florence and walked every day through very green fields, with the orchard blossom just emerging. Then 3 hot days in Venice 20C. We've had a perfect break in 3 Italian paradises.