France + All Things French
Happy New Year to you!! Where are you going in the new year? As lots of us reflect on the past year, many of us will also think and make our plans for this new year. Part of my new year planning is listing the places I hope to visit in the New Year. Some will be favourite countries or cities, others will be never before visited places and, of course, there are always new regions of France we try to explore each trip to France.
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The Château d’Angers is a castle located in the city of Angers in the Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire department, France and while it is not as popular as some of the other Loire Valley châteaux it is spectacular and is also home to the amazing Apocalypse Tapestry.
The Château, which occupies a rocky promontory overlooking the River Maine, has been occupied by man since the Neolithic period. The site was first occupied by the Count of Anjou in the 9th century and then 300 years later a palace was built there. In the 13th Century, the Regent Blanche of Castile built a fortress to mass royal troops.
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