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	official site of the chinon wine, loire valley wine, wine of touraine, wine of the loire, vins de france, vignobles de ...
		Chinon, capital of Rabelaisie, " City of the kings, the Wine and the Beanfeast ".
		Famous for its past, it is it also by its wines which without any doubt inspired our Master
		Wine of Chinon, which occupied a dominating place at the time where the kings of France placed in our area.
	www.chinon.com /wine/index.html (226 words)

	Chinon - LoveToKnow 1911
		CHINON, a town of western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Indre-et-Loire, on the right bank of the Vienne, 3 2 m.
		Chinon lies at the foot of the rocky eminence which is crowned by the ruins of the famous castle.
		Chinon (CaIno) existed before the Roman occupation of Gaul, and was from early times an important fortress.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Chinon (315 words)

	Chinon France chez Tim rental property
		his cozy house in the heart of the Loire Valley in Chinon, France is perfect for independent travelers who wish to spend their time exploring Chinon, the castles of the Loire and the Touraine region either by car or by bike, relaxing by the 22-meter lap pool and barbequing in the garden.
		Chinon is a 35-minute drive from Tours (train service also exists) and Paris is just an additional hour away on the high-speed TGV (train de grande vitesse) which makes it more than possible to head to Paris for a day's shopping or sightseeing.
		Chinon is in the heart of the Loire Valley and
	www.chinonfrance.com (760 words)

	Maison Martin - Chinon
		Not to be forgotten Chinon's noble wine, already celebrated in the writings of François Rabelais, one of Chinon's most famous sons.
		The oldest mention of Chinon is to be found in Gregoire de Tours, who tells of the siege of 446 by Aegidius, Roman governor of Gaul.
		In early 1429 Joan of Arc arrived at the castle and in the evening of 9th March she entered the great hall of the Royal apartments and marched confidently towards the dauphin, even though he deliberately mingled with his gentlemen, officers an advisors and was less richly dressed than them.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /bryceyboy/Chinon.htm (352 words)

	Chinon
		Chinon is a picturesque and historical little town of 10,000, on the banks of the river Vienne, 45 kilometers south of Tours in the heart of Touraine, which is called the "Garden of France" and the "Cradle of the French Language".
		Chinon once was the residence of the King of England, Henry II Plantagenet, when that part of France was under English rule.
		It became the residence of Charles VII, the heir of the throne of France in the early 1400's, and was where the legendary Joan of Arc came to recognize him and raise an army to liberate the country from the English domination.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france16.htm (635 words)

	The castle of Chinon
		Returned in Chinon, the King gives her weapons and soldiers and she leaves on April 20, 1429 to achieve her miraculous and tragic destiny.
		Chinon remains the seat of the court until 1450, and then is abandoned.
		Become property of the department, Chinon was the object of consolidation of the ruins.
	www.37-online.net /gb/castles/chinon_gb.html (1964 words)

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