by Christine Read | Jun 15, 2019 | Art Retreats, Travel
What a treat to visit both Leonardo da Vinci’s last home, Clos Lucé and the Château de Villandry in the past three days. Both magnificent examples of French architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries and both are simply amazing. Amboise and the Loire500 years since...
by Christine Read | Jun 12, 2019 | Art Retreats, Travel
Our arrival at Saint Avertin just outside Tours was a bit eventful – very comfortable First Class TGV ride from Montparnasse to Saint Pierre Des Corps, then a fair wait for a taxi which had to do two trips for all seven of us. I had tried to book a taxi, but no...