Dear, forgive the immeasurable
wait! Now write on this blog starts to get really hard! Damn busy life that drags you away from real interests!!
Despite the quicksand of bureaucracy and labor, I was able to give me a little holiday in France recently, to discover the Gallo-Roman ruins of amphitheaters in particular, and of course the castles!!
Oh how wonderful! Fantastic! Sublime!
Start by entering the names of the more interesting sites:
1) Pont du Gard: an ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct, so cool! In winter the site is free, summer is a fee. Always worth a visit if you're in the area. Very well marked.
2) Castle of Tarascon and Beaucaire Castle
Two castles that overlook the river itself, facing each other (even though it is hard to see them both because of the bush). If I remember correctly one was in the hands of the English and the other to the French. The first is quite well preserved (also visited in a low cost, can not remember the exact figure), while the second is a bit 'more ruined, even if it is in a position that would be simplistic to define strategic (you will have many difficulties to photograph).
3) Avignon - City Center Old
Well, the castle is Avignon. There is nothing to say. Superb. It 'an entire town with narrow streets, medieval churches and more than anything else, deserves the famous "Palace of the Popes and the adjacent Notre Dame. Unlike other centers that I visited, there is still a center so commercialized. The atmosphere of the time persists. Do not forget a visit to St-Benezet bridge, just outside the walls, which is none other than the famous battle of the bridge of Avignon. You can also pick up (fee), indeed there is a € 12 ticket that gives you access to both the Palace of the Popes (which otherwise would cost from just € 9) and the bridge.
4) Carcassone.
The largest castle in the region, together with the castle of Narbonne. For
timing problems I could not visit Narbonne, so I also spared the agony of his photographs on the internet looking for me, but several experts told me hano it deserves. Anyway, back to Carcassonne.
It 's definitely the largest, comprehensive and well-kept medieval castle I have ever seen!
impressive, located atop a hill, has an enviable exterior walls, with towers on towers, gates on doors, and pretty good views. The village was
internal market, as was inevitable, but they were wisely made no restaurants and otherwise damage the surrounding environment. I found the most suitable shops and fantasy weapons, but their lack of surprised me (there have been two or three). No way, the culinary specialties of reason and creperie and other restaurants specializing in "medieval cooking, make the Lodro and eats with his hands," are the masters. First of all, the onion soup, meat, potatoes, omelets, crepes, waffles i (waffels, Dutch specialty in reality). The prices of weapons and you are a bit 'too high (which are the usual collections in San Marino are half price, for instance), but I found a shop with vintage clothing at reasonable prices rather affordable (130 € for dress a lady of the court does not say is honest, but it is the most basic you can find it).
However it is worth visiting (despite the € 5 a car parking lot, which was still free when I went in January. Probably depends on the month to visit!).
last, the great central tower. Spectacular, too. If you are under 25 years and you are resident within the European Union, the ticket is free (custom intelligent French, in Paris did not remember that I paid almost nothing at all, or the Louvre or the Arc du Triomphe, or Versailles, or Pantheon ). For everyone else was below 7 € (as usual, my memory misfires). Money spent well anyway, so walk as the defenders of the castle on the walls is priceless! You will discover many hidden rooms and narrow passages, you will see the inner courtyard and a small area turned into a museum. I felt very Legolas and Aragorn to defend the fortress of Helm's Deep:)
5) Chateau de Val
Castellino Interesting place 30 km away on ' motorway between Bordeaux and Lyon (before and after Périgueux Clémont-Ferrand), which crosses the Massif Central. There is to be done so a little 'mountain, but fear not! The French roads are Always clean from the snow, ever surfaced again, and the smallest of their streets of the mountain is still as large as our own road. In France there are hardly any of our winding "streets of the low."
Then you can proceed rapidly even at 70-80 km / hour!
And the same goes for the castle below. So
. Castellino This is not a fortress as Carcassone. It is not so great, in fact, cover ¼ of the area.
However, its riverside location and its structure make it very pretty.
Parking is free, the castle is free of charge but I think the ticket is below 5 €. You should easily find a site Internet. If you are passing on the highway, is it worth to spend, but do not go to France (and do not make excessive deviation) for this Castellino or be disappointed!
6) Chateau de la Loire
It 's the smallest castle in the Loire. Piiiiiccolo but cute, closed Tuesdays, admission fee as above. Same thing in the Chateau de Val on the streets, is about 15 km from the highway and is very well marked by road signs. Located sull'immancabile River, is surrounded by mountains in winter are often covered with snow, engaged in the production of goats, cows and horses. You can watch incredible views to achieve it, hold the camera in hand!
And that's it. Advance in the month of March I will go to visit Japan for 24 days, so expect a mega-guide to fire! (Vi bleed your eyes after reading, I promise )
Baciooooooo!
Diana
