Showing posts with label Gironde Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gironde Department. Show all posts

10/24/2023

Blaye, France: Le Citadelle de Blaye

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After spending time in Bordeaux, I traveled upstream to explore Cadillac, to explore the colorful life of Toulouse-Lautrec at Chàteau de Malromè. Now, meandering just north of Bordeaux, is Blaye (blaj), a commune, fortified since antiquity. Join me in discovering this ancient citadel once again.


The Aquitaine region straddles a prominent position in southwest France. It stretches long and leans against the French Atlantic coastline, reaching up to the Pyrénées mountain range and extending to the Spanish border.  It is here, in the Gironde department, where intrepid travelers can scamper to the summit of storybook castles, bike through vineyard-laced countryside, walk through ancient villages, and sip world-renowned wines.  Tourists and travelers alike can discover the douceur de vivre in this tiny one-kilometer-long settlement, once named Blaye-et-Sainte-Luce.

Let me introduce you to Blaye, France, a petite but mighty hamlet, sitting at the southern tip of the Gironde estuary, formed by the confluences of the nearby Dordogne and Garonne rivers.  Blaye is a historical and powerful commune from medieval times, where the Citadel of Blaye and its military fortifications sit majestically over the waters of Western Europe’s largest estuary.

 

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10/02/2016

Royal Castle of Cazeneuve: Sauternes region and Graves area

 Gironde department
Préchac, France

The Aquitaine region straddles a prominent position in the southwest of France; stretching long and lean against the Atlantic coastline, touching the Pyrénées mountain range and transcending to the Spanish border. Where it is composed of the five departments: Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and the Gironde.  Some of Europe’s most beautiful cities, stunning beaches, and vineyard-laced landscapes are in the storied Aquitaine.

From châteaux, castles and breathtaking scenery, this alluring region is an oenophile’s paradise and every traveler’s dream. In the heart of the Aquitaine, between the wine regions of Bassin d’Arcachon and the Sauternes vineyards, is the historical Château Royal De Cazeneuve; a family jewel of the Duke of Albret. First built in the eleventh century, and later residence of Henry IV and where Queen Margo stayed; while awaiting their official divorce and where history lives on. Today this fortified castle remains a family legacy – cascading down through descendants, of the ducal family de Sabran-Pontevés.

Royal Castle of Cazeneuve located in Préchac, Gironde department, only 52 kilometers from Bordeaux – awarded with the benchmark of Tourism in Aquitaine, and with the prestigious two-star Michelin Green status; as well as, the bestowed honor of Historical Monument.  Here individual, private, and group tours are received; along with bespoke gala dinners, weddings and seminars, all by appointment only.
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Fortified Royal Castle of Cazeneuve                                                         image via Flickr

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