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Very nice bridge. Decent bike crossing with a cycle lane on either side of the road, but shared with cars.

Restaurant L'Antre Amis

Built in the Flamboyant Gothic style in the 16th century, the church was given a brick facade during reconstruction after being destroyed in a bombing raid.

Gien is a beautiful town - we felt very comfortable there. There are plenty of restaurants and lots to see.

This bridge is impressive - even with a bike lane! The bridge is uphill until the middle, then downhill!

This beautiful Loire town is located at the gateway to Sologne, the Orléans forest and Burgundy. Gien is known throughout the world for its earthenware, a symbol of French know-how for 200 years. This is also where we find the first castle of the Loire on the course of the royal river. Built at the end of the 15th century, it dominates the city with its high brick walls.

At the end of this alley, you will see the Château de Blancafort, a 15th century building built in place of an old lordship dating from the 11th century. Covered in bricks, the fortified house is surrounded by a beautiful French garden. The castle is currently private and inhabited but can still be visited.

JEANNE d'ARC, known in German-speaking countries as "JOHANNA von ORLEANS", (1412? to 1431) was an important person in the history of France at the time of the so-called 100 Years' War between the kingdoms of England and France. After her capture, she was condemned as a heretic (at the instigation of the English) and burned, but two and a half decades later (at the instigation of the French) this sentence was overturned. She is the patroness of France. The music group OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark) dedicated a song to her in the early 1980s: "Maid of Orleans". Find it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwMhjbThKg