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  1. Pauline

    Pays de la Loire Madeleine Dolmen

    The Madeleine Dolmen (Dolmen de la Madeleine) sits in an open field outside the town of Gennes, near the Loire River. In recent times it was used as a bakery. You can see the remains of the oven inside. Well worth a visit if you are in this area. A dolmen is a single-chamber megalithic tomb...
  2. Madeleine Dolmen

    Madeleine Dolmen

    Looking at the bakery oven from behind.
  3. Madeleine Dolmen

    Madeleine Dolmen

    The dolmen was used as a bakery for many years. You can see the bakery oven they built.
  4. Madeleine Dolmen

    Madeleine Dolmen

    Open east side of dolmen.
  5. Madeleine Dolmen

    Madeleine Dolmen

    The dolmen sits in an open field on the edge of town.
  6. Madeleine Dolmen

    Madeleine Dolmen

    Near the town of Gennes, by the Loire River.
  7. Pauline

    Pays de la Loire Bagneux Dolmen

    The Bagneux Dolmen (Le Dolmen de Bagneux) is the largest dolmen in France, second largest in Europe (the Spanish dolmen in Antequera, near Malaga, is bigger). This dolmen is HUGE and worth visiting for that alone, but its location makes it even more interesting. The city has grown around the...
  8. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    Information sign.
  9. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    One side of the dolmen.
  10. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    One side of the dolmen.
  11. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    Inside the dolmen - this thing is huge!
  12. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    The dolmen is in the back yard of a building with a cafe.
  13. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    The dolmen.
  14. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    Entrance.
  15. Bagneux Dolmen

    Bagneux Dolmen

    Entrance.
  16. Pauline

    Pays de la Loire Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey (Abbaye de Fontevraud) was founded by Robert of Arbrissel in the 12th century as a religious community dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Although Fontevraud housed both monks and nuns, its founder decreed that the order's leader would always be a woman. The Fontevrist movement...
  17. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Steve walking along the Vienne River in Chinon.
  18. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Lunch at one of the restaurants on Place du General de Gaulle.
  19. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Tour de l'Horloge at the entrance to the Chateau de Chinon about town.
  20. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Elegant double staircase.
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