K.A.S. Tour of the Loire Valley, May 1992

This May's tour of the Loire Valley, organised by our Excursion Secretary, Mr. Crane, enabled 43 of the Society's members and friends, not only to visit the renowned chateaux, but also to appreciate the vast continental territory controlled by our early Angevin kings. The latter's French commitment was emphasised by the presence of their fine tombs which we visited in the abbey of Fontevraud, Amboise, where we were based, and contains, as well as its castle, the last home of Leonardo Da Vinci. The visible presence of Renaissance influence in France which we appreciated at Blois, Villandry and Chenonceaux. An unexpected bonus was the opportunity to see the son et lumiere display at Chambord - the most exotic of all the chateaux as well as being the castle for which the display was first devised 40 years ago - on our last evening. All in all, this was a most satisfying and instructive tour, which was as always, extremely well organised. We look forward to 1993 and a proposed visit to Brittany.

Joy Saynor