| Page Views: 33 Last Visit to Loches: June, 1988 | An Amorous Escape in an Old Fortress by hquittner - last update: Mar 4, 2009 |
The town of Loches (pop. 7K) surrounds a steep hill upon which the castle is situated surrounded by ramparts which enclose a large area containing also a massive tall keep and an older Romanesque church. The only entry to this protected area is through the Porte Royale, a reinforced gate. The14 and 15C castle was the last addition, the first part for Charles Vii who judiciously lodged his mistress there (thus avoiding the discomfort of the Dauphin) and the second part by Louis XII who used the keep as a vicious confinement prison for select enemies. |
|  | How We Came There We arrived at Loches by car and parked below the ramparts in a large parking area at the edge of town. We spent half a day visiting the castle grounds: castle, church and keep. A heavy rain drove us to have mostly indoor experiences and we did not explore the town. |
| | Outside the Walls There were old houses whose tile roofs were still maintained. Parts of the old moat were cultivated as gardens |
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| Pros: | "Interesting Look at A Period of French History" | | Cons: | "Out in the Countryside" | | In A Nutshell: | "Good first approximation of a French medieval defensive work" |
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hunterV Fri Feb 27, 2009 14:16 UTC
Wow, VERY nice! Thanks for sharing here... I'd love to visit too... | scottishvisitor Thu Feb 26, 2009 22:24 UTC
I do love castles & old ruins = seems like the start of a new page! |
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