medieval

Steve walking along the Vienne River in Chinon.

Lunch at one of the restaurants on Place du General de Gaulle.

Tour de l'Horloge at the entrance to the Chateau de Chinon about town.

Elegant double staircase.

Maison Rouge on Rue Voltaire, restored medieval house.

Rue Voltaire with many 15th century buildings.

View over Chinon, in the Loire Valley.

Detail of church entrance.

Inside the church.

The graves of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with their son Richard the Lionheart.

Detail of stone carving.

The cloisters.

Inside the abbey, in the gardens.

The cook house is round, with chimneys in a circle.

Cook house and chimneys.

Historic abbey built in the 12th century.

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