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Château d'Ussé. Coordinates: 47°14′59″N 0°17′28″E. View of the Château's towers. Ussé is a castle 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 ...
D'usse. D’Ussé is a brand of cognac made at the Château du Cognac in Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. [1] It is a subsidiary of Bacardi. [2] D’Ussé produces just two cognacs: D’USSÉ VSOP and D’USSÉ XO. D’Ussé VSOP is aged at least four and a half years in the Château de Cognac cellars. [3] D'USSÉ Cognac was founded by ...
Europe and North America. The châteaux of the Loire Valley (French: châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France. They illustrate Renaissance ideals of design in France.
Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire. Château de Chenonceau. Château de Gien. Château de Meillant. Château de Sully-sur-Loire. Château d'Ussé. Château de Valençay. Château de Villandry. This page lists the châteaux of the French Centre-Val de Loire region.
Château d'Amboise. The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel.
Website. Official website of the Clos Lucé. The Château du Clos Lucé (French pronunciation: [Κƒato dy klo lyse]; or simply Clos Lucé), formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is located in the natural Val de ...
Château de Langeais. 901. 10-15th century. Intact. Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge. Château de Loches. 1001. 11-14th century.
Château d'Usson. The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. [1] It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude river gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at an altitude of 920 metres (3,020 ft ...