What? There is a chateau that is
really from a fairy tale? Well,
le Pocket Pacy and I must see this place!
Yes, this castle was the inspiration for Charles Perrault's fairy tale of the Sleeping Beauty!
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Sleeping Beauty statue |
Which the owners have decided to capitalize on:
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There is a Sleeping Beauty Tower you can go see!
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at the top of the tower there is a glassed in tableau of... |
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La belle au bois dormant! |
It is actually quite funny! Ah, the French! Their line between romance and cheese is different than Americans. Perhaps that is why the
fromage is so good here, though...
I don't think Prince Charming and Le Belle would mind the company of
Pocket Pacy, do you?
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this convenient place in the stone wall was too good to pass up! |
Pocket Pacy,
La Belle dans la Poche!
Chemin de Ronde La Belle au Bois Dormant (Tower Room of Sleeping Beauty)
Chateau d'Usse
37420 Rigny Usse
Rigny-Usse
France
02-47-95-54-05
Read more about my travels in France
HERE!