Tour of the Spectacular Medieval Castles of France

Le Mont Saint Michel Castle / W. Rebel CC BY-SA 3.0

Medieval times are a fascinating part of history with castles, knights in shining armor and kings and queens and these castles are reminders of how life was in the medieval times. Medieval times started in about the year 800 or 9^th century following the collapse of the Roman Empire in Europe and lasted until about the 16^th century. If you take a vacation to France, you have to visit a few of these medieval castles.

Bastille Day Fête for Francophobes

Marie-Lan Nguyen CC BY 2.5

One of my favorite movies to laugh over is French Kiss, with Meg Ryan and Kevin Klein.  Regardless of the snotty spirit of the desk clerk at the film’s Hôtel Georges Cinque and that same  raised-eyebrow disdain that Americans seem to enjoy among the French--in fact because they cultivate this disdain despite our size and power--their independence day should not go unnoticed.