Tuesday 12 October 2021

Walking Around Le Grand Pressigny in Early October

 These photos are from a walk we did around Le Grand Pressigny on 4 October.

Coton du Tuléar dog, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Bodhi belongs to Amanda and Leslie, and he is a Coton du Tuléar, a Madagascan breed of dog.

Top of 16C tower, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The top of the 16th century Tour Vironne, part of the Chateau du Grand Pressigny.

Model of a Giant Elk at the Museum of Prehistory, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Amanda meets a Giant Elk at the Museum of Prehistory in Le Grand Pressigny.

12C ruined tower, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Ruined 12th century tower, which came crashing down one morning in the 1980s.

Jackdaw, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Two Jackdaws, small grey crows, resting on the ruined tower.

17C Nymphaeum, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The 17th century Nymphaeum, with a spring fed pool which allowed weary walkers to refresh themselves. [link]

Ploughed fields, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Ploughed fields.

Municipal compost and water bladder, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
At this point our way was blocked by a large pile of municipal compost.

Chateau du Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
A nook, or possibly cranny, in the Chateau du Grand Pressigny.

A courtyard at the Chateau du Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
A courtyard at the chateau.

Entrance to the Museum of Prehistory, Le Grand Pressigny, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Entrance to the Museum of Prehistory.

 

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