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Recent Posts
- DUO ALBORADA at Le Petit Théâtre des Balcons
- More on old ads in the Touraine
- Beautiful images of the Touraine ~ from Dawn Lincoln
- Loire Valley memorial to the abolition of slavery ~ inauguration on 25th March, 2012
- The Vendée War of 1773-1799 ~ the Loire valley during the French Revolution
- C17th Clermont Château or should that be Chasteau? What’s in a circumflex?
- Scenes of the Loire c1906 ~ and a little detective work by yours truly
- Animated Maps of French and World History
- C17th and C18th plans and maps of Amboise in the Loire Valley, Touraine
- Further early C20th images of women of the Touraine
- Further images of Edwardian women in the Touraine ~ 1908
- Young women of Vouvray in traditional Touraine costume ~ 1906
- Strange happenings in the sky over the Touraine ~ 1670 ~ can you shed any light?
- Postcard of the Chateau of Amboise ~ and its story from 1906
- Château of Amboise in the Loire Valley ~ C18th and C19th images
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Flint making + Pre-History
History of the Loire
Holiday gites in the Loire Valley
Life in the Loire
- Chez Charnizay
- Daily life of an American living in Sait-Aignan
- Fete a Manger
- Gourmet & Farmhouse cooking in the Loire
- Images and information on Ferrière Larçon
- Julie in the Loire
- L'Union Bar-Restaurant, Paulmy
- Le Grand Pressigny
- Living in the Creuse Valley ~ Kath & Roger's adventure
- Local Photographer in the Touraine
- Touraine Tourism
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Tag Archives: Loire nature
Why am I writing about flood prevention?
Why choose flood prevention as a blog topic? Well, for one there’s the fact of global warming (whether through human industrial and fossil fuel activity or as a result of bovine flatulence) which will raise sea levels. This will have … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin
Tagged culverts, flood prevention, flooding, floods, IKEA, Loire, Loire nature, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Orleans, River Loire, Touraine
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The Loire in Flood
Anyone who lives in the Touraine will be aware of the variable level of the major rivers in the region; with a period of low water in summer and violent spates in spring and autumn. In the past these ‘spates’ … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin
Tagged Blois, dikes, flooding, floods, Le Petit Journal, Loire, Loire nature, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, nuclear power, polders, Touraine, Touraine History
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The Loire: “the last wild river in Europe”
It’s great telling people that we live in the Loire Valley. So I thought I’d write a little about the river itself. The Loire is France’s longest river. With a length of 1,013 kilometres (629 miles), it drains an area of … Continue reading
Posted in Loire River and Loire Basin
Tagged dikes, dykes, Loire, Loire nature, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Touraine
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