Renaissance treasures in the Loire Valley
Mona Lisa’s eyes are said to follow you everywhere, but the same can’t be said when you’re sitting on her forehead. We’ve followed those eyes to get to this position; they drew us up a main street in Blois to the town’s Escalier Denis Papin where Leonardo da Vinci’s painting has been mounted on the […]
See the Loire Valley with kids
Why brave the queues at The Louvre in Paris to show the kids the Mona Lisa when, in 2019, you can sit on her eyebrows in Blois? This giant reproduction on the Escalier Denis Papin was the highlight of our trip to the Loire Valley to research the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death […]
Sleep in a castle
Whether you have delusions of grandeur, dream of being a princess or simply want to see how the other half live, then France has thousands of opportunities for you to stay in a chateau. While some places understandably are luxurious hotels, others certainly need not break the bank. Indeed in some cases, sharing a big […]