Loire Valley and its Castles
In the Loire Valley, the river spreads and languishes
In his bed of which he discovers the funds at low water
Attacking the banks and dykes during his rages
But often in all tranquility reciting his litanies royally
Kings chose it for centuries for residence
Land of arts and letters, it was the cradle of the Renaissance
Nobility is oblige, its Loire chateaux occupy a royal place
In this archipelago of architecture of the great garden of subliminal France
Under a sky of a single sidereal blue
The secret alchemy of the sun, stone and water
Made the Loire the vital artery of river traffic
At the time of the navy with sails, gabarres and futreaux
By far the most popular of the Val, spanning the Cher, throne Chenonceaux
Suspended above the waves, between the two banks it aligns its arches
Masterpiece of elegance and mausoleum of a passionate idyll
This castle of the Ladies sheltered the loves of Henry II and Diane de Poitiers
The most aerial in the world, the flamboyant palace of Chambord
François 1st's Stone Dream, "the ford on the curve" to port
A mineral lace carving the sky with an abundance of bells
With the genius of Leonardo da Vinci for the double revolution staircase
Dominating the Vienne a few cables of the Loire
The Tower of the Clock opens the door of the castle of Chinon
Home to a small museum to the glory of Joan of Arc, notorious heroine
Rabelais said of the city on the hillside "small town with great reputation"
Between plains, hills, groves, valleys and forests
The waters winding in the middle of the willows and osieries
Heavier in the summer by the scents of grilled wheat
Ripening vines and grilled pears on their old espaliers.
In this country drink well and gargantuan good food
The thundering writer rooted his epic by this fresco
«Jumping, dancing, drinking white wine and vermeil
Do nothing everyday counting his crowns in the sun "
L’ARIÉ…JOIE