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Life in Rural France
Life in rural France is slow, rich, and community-focused, filled with fresh market trips, sunny picnics, and lively summer gatherings with neighbors.
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Life in rural France is slow, rich, and community-focused, filled with fresh market trips, sunny picnics, and lively summer gatherings with neighbors.
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Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau is smaller than the great royal châteaux, but it has a beauty that lingers with you. Built on an island in the River Indre, the Renaissance turrets and slate roofs reflect in the water so perfectly that it feels like the whole château is floating. It was started in the early 1500s by Gilles Berthelot, a wealthy financier, and finished by his wife, Philippe Lesbahy, after he fled into exile.