Six kilometres southwest of Meung along the Loire,
BEAUGENCY
is a pretty little town, which, in contrast to its innocuous appearance today, played its part in the conniving games of early medieval politics. In 1152, the marriage of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine was annulled by the Council of Beaugency in the church of Notre-Dame, allowing Eleanor to marry Henry Plantagenet, the future Henry II of England. Her huge land holdings in southwest France thus passed t... [More]
The Ecu de Bretagne is situated on the main square of Beaugency, 90 minutes away from Paris by the motorway A10. Small medieval city at the beginning of the road to the Loire castles, at the crossroad to the Sologne and the Beauce regions.Numerous activities are at your disposal: visit the castle, g... [More]