Fontainebleau and Beaujolais
September 10th 2004 Our journey south took us into the Ile de France region, and Seine-et-Marne, near Fontainebleau, where we had a drink in one of the cafés, along Boulevard Magenta, before we looked around the Château de Fontainebleau. This was a spectacular piece of architecture. Louis VII built an abbey here in the 12th centurybut this was later consecrated by Thomas à Becket in 1169. A medieval tower survived
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