Canopy over Anne of Brittany's private altar.

Bronze bust of Charles VIII, one of Anne of Brittany's husbands.

Costume based on a portrait of Anne of Brittany.

Tableau depicting the forced marriage of Anne of Brittany to Charles VIII at Langeais.

Plaque commemorating the visit of Joan of Arc.

Looking at a 15C figurine of Saint Agnes in the Royal Apartments at Loches.

Learn what they ate, how they kept clean, what they wore, their role in society, their education and status

The Lives of Medieval Women Tour

The castle-bridge Chenonceau on the Indre river called the ladies castle

Sunset at Chambord the biggest Renaissance castle of the Loire Valley

The castle of Blois and its opened spiral staircase : perfect to observe and be observed

A tank conceptualized by Leonardo da Vinci who died in Amboise in 1519

The natural sand beaches of the Loire river

High relief in Blois : Louis the 12th on horseback

The vineyards of Chinon : the Loire valley produce light, fresh and unexpensive white, red and sparkling wines

One of the oldest gothic civil room of Europe

Tower in Chinon where Joan of Arc met the king Charles the VIIth