Images of Burgundy

While I work on getting my wargaming stuff sorted and ready to use, I acquired a more up-to-date computer from my son-in-law - my old one dates from 2002! - which as everyone knows requires moving saved files from one to the other. In the course of doing so, I took the opportunity to update our holiday photographs by trimming them down to the ones we really wanted to keep, not the random collection that existed. The task revealed images that I thought might be of interest to wargamers who like to model scenic items. So here are a few of buildings from Burgundy in France. Don't worry, there aren't too many!

This is the château of Bussy. Its most famous inhabitant was the comte de Bussy-Rabutin, who was a cavalry general under Louis XIII and Louis XIV. He did not like Turenne much and he lost his position for writing a racy novel about the French court, having to spend the rest of his life in exile at Bussy. I can think of a lot of worse places to have to retire to, although he seems to have spent a lot of the time being bored and pining for his lady loves back at court! The big round towers were converted from the original medieval castle.

This is the château of Commarin. Like Bussy, the big towers were part of the original medieval castle.

This is the château at Epoisse - yes, where that delicious but very smelly cheese comes from! It belonged to the prince de Condé, one of Louis XIV's great generals.

This is the little château of Fley, the village where we were staying.

This little château was in the village of Posanges, tucked away on a side street. It shows a much older style than those above, probably still very much as it looked in the late Middle Ages, unlike those of the 17th and 18th Century, which were mostly conversions of old medieval castles.

An old medieval tower in the town walls of Semur.

Old houses in the little town of Vitteaux.

So, hopefully that might give some inspiration to the modelmakers amongst you. Burgundy is full of historic sites, towns, villages. And of course it has lovely wine and cheese!