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Château D'Essalois
The Château d'Essalois is a restored castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Chambles in the Loire (department), Loire ''Departments of France, département'' of France, overlooking a dammed portion of the river Loire, Lake Grangent. History Site of ancient occupation The castle stands on a natural strategic strong point, inhabited by mankind since time immemorial. The very important Gaul, Gallic oppidum (occupied by the Segusiavi from 170BC to 25BC) extended for 500m behind the castle in a place known as ''"le palais"'' (the palace). The remains of the oppidum walls are buried by Broom (shrub), broom. Finds of amphoras and coins during the archaeological excavations carried out by Preynat revealed the existence of an important wine trade with Italy, before the Ancient Rome, Roman occupation. Unknown origin The oldest documents mentioning the castle are from the 14th century. The ''puy'' (hill) of Essalois is quoted in charters from 1337 onwards, variously named ''Podiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Périgneux
Périgneux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department References Communes of Loire (department) {{Loire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Loire (department)
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums host a much wider range of objects than a library, and they usually focus on a specific theme, such as the arts, science, natural history or local history. Public museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the most visited museums in the world attracting millions of visitors annually. Since the establishment of the earliest known museum in ancient times, museums have been associated with academia and the preservation of rare items. Museums originated as private collections of interesting items, and not until much later did the emphasis on educating the public take root. Etymology The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
