All tagged Gothic
The Royal Monastery of Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse (pronounce the first part Bourk as they do locally) is France’s answer to the Taj Mahal, a Flamboyant Gothic masterpiece with a colourfully tiled roof built in the early XVth century as a mausoleum in memory of a beloved spouse and the only such building in France.
Troyes (pronounce trwa), has Gothic churches and museums galore, the greatest collection of half-timbered houses in the country, more than its fair share of world-class stained-glass, a dynamic, well-maintained and agreeable city centre, the largest factory outlet in Europe, and three huge lakes within less than an hour’s drive which offer everything a seaside resort would with the added advantage of millions of birds who stop here for a bit of rest and recuperation on their migration routes.
