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Avon-les-Roches Destination Guide

Discover Avon-les-Roches in France

Avon-les-Roches in the region of Centre with its 578 habitants is a town located in France - some 146 mi or ( 236 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Avon-les-Roches is now 03:11 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Brussels, Tours, Thilouze, Saint-Gilles, and Saint-Epain. When in this area, you might want to check out Brussels . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Avon-les-Roches ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Les Châteaux de la Loire. AZAY-LE-RIDEAU ...Film de Raymond Grelet.

9:41 min by Raymond GRELET
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Les Châteaux de la Loire .AZAY-LE-RIDEAU édifié de 1518 à 1527. Le Château de Saché le musée d'Honoré de BALZAC. ..

Promenade nocturne à l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel

5:37 min by Le CMN
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Pour porter un autre regard sur l'abbaye, découvrez-la à la tombée de la nuit grâce à un parcours nocturne ponctué de sons et de lumières... Conception générale : André Serré Scénographie : Yves Cassa ..


PHUK.dis L2P

4:07 min by hounddog123scouse
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A video showing footage from our cycling trip from London to Paris.We took part in this to raise vital funds for Action Medical Research as part of their "Touching Tiny Lives" campaign which funds res ..

France Ciariel's photos around Azay-le-Rideau, France (azay-le-rideau market day)

1:33 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
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Preview of Ciariel's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau

The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire. Built between 1518 and 1527, this château is considered one of the foremost examples of early French renaissance architecture. Set on an island in the middle of the Indre river, this picturesque château has become one of the most popular of the châteaux of the Loire valley.

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Located at 47.26 0.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1527, Châteaux in Indre-et-Loire, Historic house museums in Centre (French region), Museums in Indre-et-Loire

Château de Saché

The Château de Saché is a stately home built from the converted remains of a feudal castle. It is situated in Saché, Indre-et-Loire, the heart of the French Touraine, in the valley of the river Indre. It was here, between 1830 and 1837, that the French writer Honoré de Balzac wrote some of his finest works in the series La Comédie Humaine, comprising nearly 90 novels, in which he attempted to reflect every aspect of French society at that time.

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Located at 47.25 0.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Biographical museums in France, Châteaux in Indre-et-Loire, Historic house museums in Centre (French region), Literary museums in France, Museums in Indre-et-Loire

Musée Maurice Dufresne

The Museum of Maurice Dufresne is a technological history museum located in the mill at Marnay, near the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, France. It has acquired numerous important objects displayed in vast buildings containing some 25 rooms. The museum pieces are presented thematically: agricultural machines, silk and textile industries, musketry, hydraulic power, etc.

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Located at 47.28 0.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1992 establishments in France, Biographical museums in France, History museums in France, Loire Valley, Museums established in 1992, Museums in Indre-et-Loire, Technology museums in France, Transport museums in France

Château d'Ussé

The Château d'Ussé is located in the commune of Rigny-Ussé in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. The stronghold at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley was first fortified in the eleventh century by the Norman seigneur of Ussé, Gueldin de Saumur, who surrounded the fort with a palisade on a high terrace. The site passed to the Comte de Blois, who rebuilt in stone.

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Located at 47.25 0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Castles in Centre (French region), Châteaux in Indre-et-Loire, Châteaux of the Loire Valley, Gardens in Indre-et-Loire, Historic house museums in Centre (French region), Museums in Indre-et-Loire

Château de Chinon

Château de Chinon is a castle located on the bank of the Vienne river in Chinon, France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou. In 1156 Henry II of England, a member of the House of Anjou, took the castle from his brother Geoffrey after he had rebelled for a second time. Henry favoured the Château de Chinon as a residence: most of the standing structure can be attributed to his reign and he died there in 1189.

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Located at 47.17 0.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Castles in Centre (French region), Châteaux of the Loire Valley, Historic house museums in Centre (French region), Museums in Indre-et-Loire, Official historical monuments of France

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