Archeological Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The old Château in Saint-Germain-en-Laye was used for decades as a hospital, a cavalry school, a caserne and a prison, and by the 1860s it was in terrible condition. The Read More …
Category: France
Château-Neuf
The Château-Neuf or New Palace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was built starting in 1556 and served as a royal palace for over a century. It was a huge palace in its day, Read More …
The Royal Château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Most of the French Royal Palaces began in a modest way as fortified hunting lodges, and Saint-Germain-en-Laye was no exception. It was begun in the year 1124 on orders of Read More …
The other Saint-Germain
Once upon a time I walked around the Saint-Germain-dés-Pres quarter in the 6th arrondissement of Paris looking for a large royal palace. After not finding anything of the sort, I Read More …
Livrée Pouget/Giffon
On a guided tour of Avignon a few days earlier, I had learned that in the fourteenth century the word livrée had a special meaning in Avignon and especially in Read More …
Hill of the Mourgues
When I first saw a sign pointing to the “Colline des Mourgues” I thought it meant The Hill of the Morgues — but of course that was only a silly Read More …
La Chartreuse
Near the entrance to Fort Saint-André I saw a sign for pedestrians pointing to “Chartreuse 15 min.” — which surprised me because the Chartreuse I knew was a mountainous region Read More …
Abbaye Saint-André
In 1999 the owners of the site of the Abbey Saint-André celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of the founding of the abbey, since 999 was the year the abbey was Read More …
Fort Saint-André
Fort Saint-André is a well-preserved example of fourteenth-century military architecture. It is located on the top of Mont Andaon, the highest hill in Villeneuve lez Avignon, which it shares with Read More …
Villeneuve lez Avignon
The name of this city means “New City across from Avignon”. While it may not seem brand spanking new to most of us, it is certainly new in comparison to Read More …