Chateau Le Plessis-Bourre, Sept 30

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 We visited a chateau and chocolate manufacturer today.

The chateau had no carpark you just stopped on the road and looked closed, another car was there but they looked about the road and then drove off. We were braver and went into the grounds to find a receptionist there and so we bought tickets.  An amazing looking place with a big moat. We were the only people there and only saw one other person and that was a man weeding the courtyard on his knees very slowly. ( we spoke to him as it turned out he was English)

The chateau had been in the same family since it was built ( 1468)  and managed to survive the French revolution. The first owner was financial advisor to 3 different kings of France.

They had decorated the rooms in different styles and we we also allowed into the attics and back rooms which showed how the chateau was made and how much maintenance they must need to do as a lot of it was rough.


under the church pew to remind you not to be a drunk

there was no explanation for the cold girl


this ceiling had it original colours as one of the wives though the pictures too lewd and it was covered up for 100s of years.

are they being cooked?

the ladies of the house

rather grand library with 1000s of books


old wine bottles in the roof above the chapel

interior of the tower

the service rooms not so fancy



and for Shirl her favourite truffles from the factory

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