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35 Aerial photos from Loire valley:
from: Amboise | Blois | Chambord | Chenonceau | Cheverny | Chissay-en-Touraine | Dunois | Fougeres-sur-Bievre | Montrichard | Pontlevoy | Talcy |
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Despite its glorious history Blois Palace was forgotten for 130 years after the French Revolution.
The revolutionaries aimed to destroy all royal and noble. They stole almost all interior decoration.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0131
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Today students from all over the world use the chance to learn in a thousand year old abbey - Pontlevoy Abbey. Teaching language is English.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0175
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The thousand year old abbey of Pontlevoy was the religious center of the region, but was also used as
school, library and military academy.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0174
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