Explore Les Essards in France
Les Essards in the region of Centre with its 161 inhabitants is a place in France - some 140 mi or ( 226 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Les Essards is now 09:19 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tours, Savigny-en-Veron, Port Plat, Poitiers, and Paris. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tours . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Les Essards ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Les Châteaux de la Loire. USSE, demeure privée, du Duc de Blacas...Film de Raymond Grelet
La Légende raconte que,de passage à Ussé , l'écrivain Charles Pérrault 18 em siècle,inspiré par le romantisme des lieux ,y écrivit le conte de "La Belle au Bois Dormant". ..
Langeais and Azay
Slideshow of HF Holidays walking tour of Langeais and Azay-le-Rideau France ..
La Chasse
In October of 2006 while traveling through France, we were invited by the Master of the Hunt, as his guests, to spectate a deer hunt on horse back. Very rarely are outsiders invited. The slide show ha ..
PHUK.dis L2P
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Château de Rochecotte
The château de Rochecotte is a late 18th century château located in the French village of Saint-Patrice, near Langeais, in Indre-et-Loire. It is known for its various owners and their many successive rebuilds. The parent of one of its owners, Boni de Castellane, described it as : "A grand Louis XVI style château - halfway up a hill dominating the Loire valley - lacking neither charm nor originality.
Located at 47.29 0.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Château de Langeais
The Château de Langeais is a medieval castle, rebuilt as a château, in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Loire Valley. Founded in 992 by Fulk Nerra, Count of Anjou, the castle was soon attacked by Odo I, Count of Blois. After the unsuccessful attack, the now-ruined stone keep was built; it is one of the earliest datable stone examples of a keep.
Located at 47.32 0.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Château de Gizeux
The Château de Gizeux is an important edifice, dating from the Middle Ages and much altered over the centuries, notably during the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment. The Château de Gizeux in located in the commune of Gizeux in the Indre-et-Loire département of France, in what used to be the province of Anjou. It is one of the Châteaux of the Loire. The château stands at the heart of the Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine.
Located at 47.39 0.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Mask of la Roche-Cotard
The so-called Mask of la Roche-Cotard, also known as the "Mousterian Protofigurine", is a purported artifact dated to the Mousterian period, 33,000 years ago or earlier, found in 1975} in the entrance of a cave named La Roche-Cotard, territory of the commune of Langeais, on the banks of the Loire River. The artifact, possibly created by Neanderthal man, is a piece of flat flint that has been shaped in a way that seems to resemble the upper part of a face.
Located at 47.34 0.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 47.28 0.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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