Château de Chinon
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Château de Chinon is a château located on the bank of the river Vienne in Chinon, France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou. In 1156 Henry II of England, a member of the House of Anjou, took the castle from his brother Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, after Geoffrey rebelled for a second time. Henry favoured the Château de Chinon as a residence. Most of the standing structure can be attributed to his reign; he died there in 1189.
Château de Chinon from the south
The castle viewed from across the Vienne
La Tour de l'Horloge (clock tower)
The Tour du Coudray, a keep, was built during the reign of Philip Augustus, and in the early 14th century was used as a prison.
Chinon
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Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
The Château de Chinon, and the river Vienne
Grand Carroi crêperie
Collégiale Saint-Mexme church
Fresco in Collégiale Saint-Mexme church