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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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Talcy Castle is situated a bit offside the Loire valley tourism. Among the curiosities preserved from the 16th century are a presshouse, a dovecot, a traditional vegetable garden, and a ''chambre de la Médicis'' where Catherine de Medici and her son Charles IX are said to have planned the Massacre of Saint Bartholomes Day during the ''conference of Talcy'' 28 and 29 June 1572.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0075
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Amboise Castle was owned by the family of Anjou.
Later it went over to the family of Amboise and in 1431 it became royal tenure.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0226
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Cheverny Castle was built by Henri Hurault, Count of
Cheverny and treasurer of the King Kudwig XI in 1624. It was opened to public in 1914.
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Picture taken 12.8.2006 -
aerial photo #0009-0152
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