Who was Mona Lisa
After more than five hundred years surely everything there is to be known about the most famous painting in the world is known? Isn’t it? No.
The Grand Aquarium of Touraine
Its official name is the Grand Aquarium of Touraine but as it’s only ten minutes’ drive from Amboise it’s a wonder it doesn't lay claim to it.
Adieu to Maisie the Photograph France Cat
We could not let World Cat Day, 8 August 2022, pass by without a post for Maisie.
A Visit to Chateau Fontenay
A visit to an art exhibition at Château Fontenay near Bléré ended with a wine tasting. Zut Alors! One we agreed on!
The Last Cobbler
The end of an era. It’s hard to pass 4 rue Verdun without a pang. M. Fougeron, the last cobbler in Amboise, after fifty years he has retired and gone fishing. Born in Amboise, he knows the Loire well.
Marianne of Amboise
Marianne of Amboise was modelled in 1985 by film actress Catherine Deneuve, the muse of many film directors. Many town halls display a sexualized bare breasted Marianne. Ms Deneuve is far more modest.
The Amboise Tramway
On display in Amboise Museum is a wonderful model of the tram which once trundled at 23kmh along what is now Quai General de Gaulle and Quai Charles Guinot.
Who was Désiré Marteau
Désiré Marteau joined his neighbour, René Mulo, a winegrower, one of the first resistance fighters in Indre-et-Loire. They became part of the Buckmaster network.