古堡 – Let the Images Speak

Idyllic

Garden of the Château de Brissac.

photos taken july 2014.

Hot air balloons championship

I’ve been to one of the flights of Franch hot air balloons championship (Championnat de France de Montgolfières) this year. It was hold in the huge garden of a Loire valley castle.

On my way to the show, I hit to a terrible trafic jam, so I arrived almost late.

Not quite, the balloons were just getting ready.

Everybody was taking pictures.

I’ve managed slip to the front.

Lighted by the flame and the setting sun.

Off it went.

The castle, Chateau de Brissac, where the balloons taken off from it’s garden, at 18h44, half an hour before the flight.

At 20h00.

Photos taken on 29 August 2013.

Castles and water

In this area, castles are so often link with water, built by a river, a stream, or surrounded by a moat.

Château du Plessis-Bourré, a XV century castle, surrounded by an artificial lake.

Plessi-Bourré castle’s entrance.

In front of this river (Le Loir), it’s a XI century castle, château royal de Durtal. There are River Loire (La Loire) and River Loir (Le Loir), La Loire is the main river of the Loire Valley, le Loir is also in the area, but much smaller.

Royal de durtal castle seen from the bridge.

Château de Pornic, a XII century castle, faces the atlantic ocean. although in serious, it’s in the “Pays de la Loire”, but the castle is not one the Loire valley castles, it situated in the south of the river Loire, where the big river joins the atlantic ocean. Pornic castle is private, not open to public visited.