On a trip into Chinon earlier this week, for Elizabeth's daughter Jane's birthday, we noticed that the tourist office has moved. ...

Last night we went up to Chinon to watch their Bastille Day Fireworks...  It was standing room only by the time it had gone dark. What a...

The Vienne at Chinon this morning gave us quite a surprise. It was unexpectedly high... Almost to the top of the bridge pillars ...

Walking down to the town in Chinon the other day we spotted a fine piece of erosion on the stonework of one particular house.. The house ...

The circus is coming to town.... It was at Chatellerault from 1st-5th February and is in Chinon, from today (8th) until 12th February. ...

It is quite common in France to see Christmas decorations, especially hanging Father Christmas's, well into the year. Today on our weekl...

Visiting L'Île Bouchard and Chinon today for the first time since before Christmas, we were amazed to see evidence of how high the river...

This has to be one of our favourite Chinon street names... The street is in the medieval quarter of Saint-Etienne but the street name is ...

Today is a bank holiday in France to remember those who died in conflicts throughout the world with acts of remembrance taking place this mo...

As a setting for a Marché Médiéval you can't get much better than Chinon. And yesterday the town hosted just such an event. We went al...

We have noticed on several occasions when we have visited Chinon that some major works where taking place on the beach adjacent to the bridg...