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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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- 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: prehistory
Pierre Chaude ~ the dolmen of Le Chatelier in the South Touraine
On the road to Neuilly-le-Brignon, about 5-600 meters from Chatelier and in a field just off to the left there was once found a huge rock. This rock became known as the prehistoric site “Pierre Chaude”, a Dolmen ~ a … Continue reading
‘Le champ des livres’ ~ Pre-history talks and events in the Touraine
“Le champ des livre“ is a local association linked with or perhaps run by Friends of the Museum of Pre-History at Le Grand Pressigny in the South Touraine. They have a blog website http://prehistoirenomade.blogspot.com/ and it is worth clicking on … Continue reading
Flint Museum at Le Grand-Pressigny, Touraine
This magnificent and newly revamped museum of prehistory at Le Grand-Pressigny re-opened in September 2009. It covers human history in the surrounding district from the Middle Paleolithic until the decline in importance of flint in favor of bronze. The museum … Continue reading
