Adventure in Normandie

Château de Martainville

I was lucky to get to visit this château about an hour from the house.

Built in 1485, it had been remarkably well restored and maintained and is now owned by the state.

It was very well furnished with rooms of different styles over the life of the chateau, with a focus on local Normandie traditions and culture.

A traditional kitchen
I wouldn’t mind a bed with curtains!
When you have work to do, pop the baby in a basket or tie them into the cradle!
Traditional dress from the region with a very particular kind of hat that was fashionable for a while.
This is a cecilium, an instrument invented in Normandy.
A wardrobe full of a wedding trousseau!

And look, an old painting of the Rouen gros horloge!

It’s Normandie so there were lots of apple trees and I couldn’t resist tasting them! They were falling to the ground and just left there.

It was a very interesting chateau.

There are a lot of events occurring in October to support breast cancer awareness in France. They are calling it pink October. I drove past this display of support which is pretty original.

jllouise

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