We planned a good ride for today and were going to take in as many Chateaus & Castles along the Richard the Lionheart route as we could, & the weather was playing along with us, great.
Not the earliest of starts, but hey, who cares, we’re on holidays. First stop Chalus, where sits the ruined castle where Richard the LionHeart finally passed away over a week after being wounded at Nontron some 35km away.
From Chalus we made our way along the quiet & picturesque rolling lanes to the chateau at Brie.
Chateau Brie
& had a coffee in the bar opposite.
Montbrun was next on the route, my favourite, we spent a while just taking in the ambiance & taking a few snaps.
Montbrun Castle
We decided to leave this glorious spot via the hillier route & then took a slight detour into Les Ribieres for a bite to eat, we found the ideal place,
Late Lunch
But were unsuccessful with the food, just a beer & some Pringles, not the best!
Undeterred & at least a bit rested we continued & found ourselves in the small town of Les Trois Cerisiers & although the bar looked like it was about to close they were kind enough to knock up a couple of ‘sandwiches’ for us, well half a baguette with pate & gherkin, & were happy to top up our water bottles. Now fully fed we rode on
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