Montsoreau, the Glossary
Montsoreau is a commune of the Loire Valley in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast and from Paris. The village is listed among The Most Beautiful Villages of France (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France) and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
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Action film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work.
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment) was the intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.
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Airbnb
Airbnb, Inc. is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays and experiences in various countries and regions.
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas nocat, was a French novelist and playwright.
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American cuisine
American cuisine consists of the cooking style and traditional dishes prepared in the United States.
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Andecavi
The Andecavi (also Andicavi, Andegavi, or Andigavi) were a Gallic tribe dwelling in Aremorica during the Roman period.
Angers
Angers is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. Montsoreau and Angers are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
Anjou wine
Anjou wine is produced in the Loire Valley wine region of France near the city of Angers.
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the terroir – and using recognized and traditional know-how.
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Art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection.
Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum.
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Asparagus
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus native to Eurasia.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Auguste Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture.
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Avoine, Indre-et-Loire
Avoine is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
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Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France.
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École Camondo
The École Camondo is a five-year private school of product design and interior architecture located in Paris, France, which was created in 1944 and was recognized by the French Ministry of Education in 1989.
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Backpacking (hiking)
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day.
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Bastille Day
Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.
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Battle of Saumur (1940)
The Battle of Saumur occurred during the last stages of the Battle of France during World War II, when officer cadets from the Cavalry School at Saumur, led by superintendent Colonel Charles Michon, made a defensive stand along the Loire River at Saumur, Gennes, and Montsoreau.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux (Gascon Bordèu; Bordele) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France.
Bourgueil
Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Bourgueil AOC
Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc, located in the commune of Bourgueil and surrounding communes.
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Brézé
Brézé is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Brittany
Brittany (Bretagne,; Breizh,; Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
Cadre Noir
The Cadre Noir (Black Cadre) is a corps of écuyers, or instructors, at the French military riding academy École Nationale d'Équitation at Saumur in western France, founded in Versailles before transferring to Saumur in 1828.
Candes-Saint-Martin
Candes-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Montsoreau and Candes-Saint-Martin are Plus Beaux Villages de France.
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Caribbean
The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (In isolation, Centre is pronounced.) or Centre Region (région Centre), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France.
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Charles IX of France
Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574.
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Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877).
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Charles VII of France
Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious or the Well-Served, was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461.
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Château de Lusignan
The Château de Lusignan (in Lusignan, Vienne département, France), of which hardly any traces remain, was the ancestral seat of the House of Lusignan, Poitevin Marcher Lords, who distinguished themselves in the First Crusade and became the royal family of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Cyprus and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
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Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art
The Château de Montsoreau-Museum Contemporary Art is a private museum open to the public in Montsoreau, France.
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Château Gaillard
Château Gaillard is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine above the commune of Les Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in Normandy.
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Châteaux of the Loire Valley
The châteaux of the Loire Valley (châteaux de la Loire) are part of the architectural heritage of the historic towns of Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours along the river Loire in France.
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Cher (river)
The Cher (Char) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire.
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Chinon
Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Chinon AOC
Chinon wine comes from the vineyards around the town of Chinon in Touraine.
Chouzé-sur-Loire
Chouzé-sur-Loire (literally Chouzé on Loire) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
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Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Co-creation
Co-creation, in the context of a business, refers to a product or service design process in which input from consumers plays a central role from beginning to end.
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Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
The Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire is an intercommunal structure in the Loire Valley gathering 45 communes including Saumur.
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Communes of France
The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.
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Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. Montsoreau and communes of the Maine-et-Loire department are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
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Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, and it generally refers to art produced from the 1970s onwards.
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Contemporary art gallery
A contemporary art gallery is normally a commercial art gallery operated by an art dealer which specializes in displaying for sale contemporary art, usually new works of art by living artists.
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Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music is Western art music composed close to the present day.
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Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux du Layon is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for sweet white wine in the Loire Valley wine region of France.
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Counts and dukes of Anjou
The count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong.
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Counts of Blois
During the Middle Ages, the counts of Blois were among the most powerful vassals of the King of France.
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Couziers
Couziers is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing.
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Departments of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.
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Doué-la-Fontaine
Doué-la-Fontaine is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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Economy of France
The economy of France is a highly developed social market economy with notable state participation in strategic sectors.
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Edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi (fungi that bear fruiting structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye).
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Alienòr d'Aquitània,, Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II.
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Emphyteusis
(Greek, 'implanting') or emphyteutic lease is a contract for land that allows the holder the right to the enjoyment of a property, often in perpetuity, on condition of proper care, payment of tax and rent.
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Enotourism
Enotourism, oenotourism, wine tourism, or vinitourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption or purchase of wine, often at or near the source.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Filmmaking
Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a motion picture is produced.
Flea market
A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (second-hand) goods.
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Fontenay-le-Comte
Fontenay-le-Comte (Poitevin: Funtenaes or Fintenè) is a commune and subprefecture in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of Western France.
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Fontevraud Abbey
The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: abbaye de Fontevraud) was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French Duchy of Anjou.
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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. Montsoreau and Fontevraud-l'Abbaye are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
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Fortification
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
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François Rabelais
François Rabelais (born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author.
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François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
French cuisine
French cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices from France.
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French Renaissance
The French Renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in France between the 15th and early 17th centuries.
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French Renaissance architecture
French Renaissance architecture is a style which was prominent between the late 15th and early 17th centuries in the Kingdom of France.
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
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French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants (called Huguenots) from 1562 to 1598.
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French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles.
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Fulk III, Count of Anjou
Fulk III, the Black (970–1040; Foulque Nerra was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles as well as abbeys throughout the Loire Valley in what is now France. He fought successive wars with neighbors in Brittany, Blois, Poitou and Aquitaine and made four pilgrimages to Jerusalem during the course of his life.
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Gallo-Roman culture
Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel
The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel (Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel), often shortened to Gargantua and Pantagruel or the Cinq Livres (Five Books), is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais.
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Gastronomy
Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food, the cooking styles of particular regions, and the science of good eating.
Gauls
The Gauls (Galli; Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD).
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire
Gennes is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V (24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151), called the Fair (le Bel) or Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by his marriage claim, and conquest, from 1144.
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Hagiography
A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions.
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Harpsichordist
A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.
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Hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages.
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Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.
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Indre (river)
The Indre is a long river in central France, a left tributary to the Loire.
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Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River.
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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee, is the national statistics bureau of France.
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Invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.
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Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisineDavid 1988, Introduction, pp.101–103 consisting of the ingredients, recipes, and cooking techniques developed in Italy since Roman times and later spread around the world together with waves of Italian diaspora.
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Jacques Vallée
Jacques Fabrice Vallée (born September 24, 1939) is an Internet pioneer, computer scientist, venture capitalist, author, ufologist and astronomer currently residing in San Francisco, California and Paris, France.
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Jean Fouquet
Jean (or Jehan) Fouquet (–1481) was a French painter and miniaturist.
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Joachim du Bellay
Joachim du Bellay (– 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade.
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (translit; Jehanne Darc; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
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La Dame de Monsoreau
La Dame de Monsoreau is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, père published in 1846.
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Langeais
Langeais is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Le Mans
Le Mans is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne.
Les Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides ("house of invalids"), commonly called italic, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and an Old Soldiers' retirement home, the building's original purpose.
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Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
(meaning "the most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage. Montsoreau and Les Plus Beaux Villages de France are Plus Beaux Villages de France.
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List of communes of the Loire valley
The Loire Valley is listed UNESCO World Heritage site since 30 November 2000 under the reference 933bis.
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List of English monarchs
This list of kings and reigning queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England.
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List of French monarchs
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
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Logo
A logo (abbreviation of logotype) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.
Loire
The Loire (Léger; Lêre; Liger; Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world.
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire), spanning, is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.
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Loire Valley (wine)
The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France.
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Loudun
Loudun (Poitevin: Loudin) is a commune in the Vienne department and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France.
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Mario Caserini
Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century.
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Mario Raskin
Mario Raskin (born 1951) is an Argentine harpsichordist.
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Marseille
Marseille or Marseilles (Marseille; Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Maxime Weygand
Maxime Weygand (21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime.
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Mayor (France)
In France, a mayor (maire) is chairperson of the municipal council, which organises the work and deliberates on municipal matters.
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Megalith
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900.
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Ministry of Culture (France)
The Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the monuments historiques.
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Miriam Rothschild
Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild (5 August 1908 – 20 January 2005) was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany.
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Mission: Impossible (film)
Mission: Impossible is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by and starring Tom Cruise from a screenplay by David Koepp and Robert Towne and story by Koepp and Steven Zaillian.
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Montreuil-Bellay
Montreuil-Bellay is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montsoreau and Montreuil-Bellay are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
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Montsoreau Flea Market
The Montsoreau Flea Market is the largest flea market in the Loire Valley, taking place all year the second Sunday of the month.
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Monument historique
Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.
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Muscadet
Muscadet is a French white wine.
Nantes
Nantes (Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt) is a city in Loire-Atlantique of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast.
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.
National Constituent Assembly (France)
The National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution.
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National heritage site
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country.
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Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union.
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France.
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Odo I, Count of Blois
Odo I (also spelled Eudes) (– 12 March 996), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Châteaudun and Omois, lord of Provins, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois.
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Orléans
Orléans ((US) and) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of Paris.
Oxford
Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.
Palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.
Palace of Fontainebleau
Palace of Fontainebleau (Château de Fontainebleau), located southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of Fontainebleau, is one of the largest French royal châteaux.
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Panzer Lehr Division
The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II.
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Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire is one of the eighteen regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic coast.
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Petites Cités de Caractère
Petites Cités de Caractère is a label awarded to towns or villages that meet a set of criteria as set by the Petites Cités de Caractère de France.
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Philippe Méaille
Philippe Méaille (born 27 April 1973) is a French author and art collector, and the founder and president of the Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain and Marshal Pétain (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
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Picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer or spring.
Pictones
The Pictones were a Gallic tribe dwelling south of the Loire river, in the modern departments of Vendée, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne, during the Iron Age and Roman period.
Pierre de Ronsard
Pierre de Ronsard (11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet or, as his own generation in France called him, a "prince of poets".
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Pouilly-Fumé
Pouilly-Fumé is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for the dry sauvignon blanc white wine produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre département.
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Prosper Mérimée
Prosper Mérimée (28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story.
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Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
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Red wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.
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Renaissance art
Renaissance art (1350 – 1620) is the painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of the period of European history known as the Renaissance, which emerged as a distinct style in Italy in about AD 1400, in parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy, literature, music, science, and technology.
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Renaissance music
Renaissance music is traditionally understood to cover European music of the 15th and 16th centuries, later than the Renaissance era as it is understood in other disciplines.
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Renaissance of the 12th century
The Renaissance of the 12th century was a period of many changes at the outset of the High Middle Ages.
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Rennes
Rennes (Roazhon; Gallo: Resnn) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine.
Resistance during World War II
During World War II, resistance movements operated in German-occupied Europe by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation to propaganda, hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.
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Rigny-Ussé
Rigny-Ussé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel (1045 – 1116) was an itinerant preacher, and founder of Fontevraud Abbey.
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Roiffé
Roiffé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Romanticism
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.
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Saint John's Eve
Saint John's Eve, starting at sunset on 23 June, is the eve of the feast day of Saint John the Baptist.
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Saint Peter
Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire valley on the right bank of the river Loire.
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Sancerre (wine)
Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans.
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Saumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montsoreau and Saumur are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
Saumur (wine)
Saumur is a French wine region located in the Loire Valley.
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Seine
The Seine is a river in northern France.
Seuilly
Seuilly is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Ship mill
A ship mill, more commonly known as a boat mill, is a type of watermill.
Sky lantern
A sky lantern, also known as Kǒngmíng lantern, or Chinese lantern, is a small balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
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Skyline
A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon.
The Socialist Party (Parti socialiste, PS) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in France.
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Souzay-Champigny
Souzay-Champigny is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montsoreau and Souzay-Champigny are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
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Sparkling wine
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy.
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Sports tourism
Sports tourism refers to travel which involves either observing or participating in a sporting event while staying apart from the tourists' usual environment.
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St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St.
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Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.
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Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille (Prise de la Bastille) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille.
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Television show
A television show, TV program, or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is traditionally broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable.
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Touraine AOC
Touraine is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region in France that produce dry white wines and red wines rich in tannins.
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Tourism in France
Tourism in France directly contributed 79.8 billion euros to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending.
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Tournus
Tournus is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Tours
Tours (meaning Towers) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Tuffeau stone
Tuffeau stone — in French, simply tuffeau or tufeau — is a local limestone of the Loire Valley of France.
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Tumulus
A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
Turoni
The Turoni or Turones were a Gallic tribe of dwelling in the later Touraine region during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
Turquant
Turquant is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montsoreau and Turquant are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
Unidentified flying object
An unidentified flying object (UFO), or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP), is any perceived airborne, submerged or transmedium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Varennes-sur-Loire
Varennes-sur-Loire (literally Varennes on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Montsoreau and Varennes-sur-Loire are communes of Maine-et-Loire.
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Venice
Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.
Vienne (department)
Vienne (Poitevin-Saintongeais: Viéne) is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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Vienne (river)
The Vienne (Vinhana) is a major river in south-western France.
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Vine
A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners.
Vintage clothing
Vintage clothing is a generic term for garments originating from a previous era, as recent as the 1990s.
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White wine
White wine is a wine that is fermented without skin contact.
Wildlife garden
A wildlife garden (or habitat garden or backyard restoration) is an environment created with the purpose to serve as a sustainable haven for surrounding wildlife.
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Windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.
Wine cellar
A wine cellar is a storage room for wine in bottles or barrels, or more rarely in carboys, amphorae, or plastic containers.
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Wine tasting
Wine tasting is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
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Winemaker
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking.
Winemaking
Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid.
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company.
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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10,000
10,000 (ten thousand) is the natural number following 9,999 and preceding 10,001.
16th century
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).
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2000 (number)
It is.
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45 (number)
45 (forty-five) is the natural number following 44 and preceding 46.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montsoreau
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