Posts Tagged ‘Catherine de Medici’
French Cuisine
French cuisine is considered to be the backbone of cooking for many in the Western Hemisphere. The French eat seasonal, locally sourced food and rely heavily on the terroir (the land) as I’ve talked about in my previous blogs on charcuteries, cheese and wine. French food has also developed extensively over the past 500 years,…
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What’s up Doc? 800 Years of Medicine in Montpellier
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montpellier was established in 1220 by Pope Honorius III, and is the one of world’s oldest university and medical school still in operation. It has some famous alumni including Nostradamus, the great astrologer and prophesier, whose book Les Propheties has not been out of print since the…
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Château de Fontainebleau
After a spending a few days in Paris we toured the picturesque and quiet Château de Fontainebleau. With over 1500 rooms at the heart of 130 acres of parkland and gardens, Fontainebleau is the only French royal and imperial château to have been continuously inhabited for seven centuries. Château de Fontainebleau can proudly claim to…
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Château de Chenonceau: A Royal Love Triangle
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher (no relation), near the small village of Chenonceaux in Loire Valley. It is the very first Chateau I toured on my first trek to the motherland and still to this day remains my favourite by far. Not just because it is beautiful, but…
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