Chateaux

Kristin, your photo of le cadenas vert at Saint-Paul-trois-Chateaux is terrific!

concours - French Word-A-Day 2009

Your reference to Blackadder and the idea that the Generals sat drinking port in Chateaux 40 miles behind the lines is, I’m afraid, a myth propagated by the sixties counter-culture and Alan Clark’s revisionist history of the First World War.

Satisfied? Confident? You Will Be…… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

Where to Stay: Hotel Heritage, a Relais & Chateaux member.

Susan Fogwell: Old World Chocolatiers in Brugge Susan Fogwell 2010

Relais & Chateaux A lounge at Xara Palace Mdina, Arabic for "the most important city," amalgamates a collection of narrow alleyways and streets, where only residents are allowed to take their cars.

Malta's Sun-Kissed 'Silent City' Javier Espinoza 2010

Where to Stay: Hotel Heritage, a Relais & Chateaux member.

Susan Fogwell: Old World Chocolatiers in Brugge Susan Fogwell 2010

Where to Stay: Hotel Heritage, a Relais & Chateaux member.

Susan Fogwell: Old World Chocolatiers in Brugge Susan Fogwell 2010

As to Chateaux cashing in when they did not deserve it, I have to disagree with your underlying assumption.

Tasting Bordeaux 2005 blind with Robert Parker | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

But behind it lies a wonderful piece of architecture: The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux hotel, a 17th-century palazzo that once belonged to one of the oldest titled families on the island.

Malta's Sun-Kissed 'Silent City' Javier Espinoza 2010

He completed the 162-kilometer trek from Saint-Paul-Trois Chateaux to Gap in 3 hours, 31 minutes and 38 seconds, the shortest time for any non-time trial Tour stage this year.

Tour Extremes Rattle Riders John W. Miller 2011

Where to Stay: Hotel Heritage, a Relais & Chateaux member.

Susan Fogwell: Old World Chocolatiers in Brugge Susan Fogwell 2010