The best walks and hikes around Bazoches-Sur-Guyonne

House built by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for art dealer Louis Carré.

The museum appears to be open on saturdays

"Over fifty years ago, on 26th July 1944, a 49 Squadron Lancaster bomber was returning from a raid on Stuttgart and, according to eye-witnesses, appeared to try to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed into a wood near the village of Coignieres in northern France, killing all seven of the crew. The mayor at the time gathered together a seach party and went to the crash site with the aim of retrieving the bodies, and thus preventing the Germans from having access to them. Despite warnings from the Germans that the bodies should be buried where they fell, they were brought back to the village.The mayor, M Godot, requisitioned seven coffins and a burial service took place, conducted by the village priest. A large crowd attended, including many from other villages. Word had got around, despite the fact that the Germans were in occupation. A memorial was erected and the Tricolour flown, again in defiance of German regulations. Immediately after the funeral the Germans called at the mayor's house to demand the location of the crash site. Inside the house were the dignitaries from local villages who had taken part in the funeral ceremony. Whilst the mayor was trying to convince the Germans that nothing unusual was going on, and indicating very approximately the area of the crash on a map, his daughter secretly left the house to remove as many of the wreaths and flags as possible from the graves and the memorial. Fortunately the Germans did not leave by the town square, otherwise they could have seen the remains of the decorations. The villagers took great risks in retrieving the bodies and burying them with honour, and had they been found out would have suffered the consequences. "

Small washhouse in good condition

A very nice castle

"Joseph-Maurice Ravel (* March 7, 1875 in Ciboure; † December 28, 1937 in Paris) was a French composer and, alongside Claude Debussy, the main representative of impressionism in music. His best-known work is the orchestral piece Boléro, which was originally conceived as ballet music." (Source: Wikipedia) There are numerous films with the Bolero on the video portal YouTube. I have selected a recording by the WDR (West German Radio) Symphony Orchestra as a suggestion for anyone who wants to listen to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNEvSFWftc

Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (born November 9, 1888 in Cognac, France, † March 16, 1979 in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, Yvelines department near Paris) was a French entrepreneur. He is considered the pioneer of European unification efforts without ever having been a politician in the sense of an elected official - he was never a head of government or a minister. Monnet is considered one of the founding fathers of the European Communities and is referred to as the “Father of Europe”. (Source: wikipedia)

Joseph-Maurice Ravel (born March 7, 1875 in Ciboure; † December 28, 1937 in Paris) was a French composer and, along with Claude Debussy, a main representative of impressionism in music. His best-known work is the orchestral piece Boléro, which was originally conceived as ballet music. (Source: wikipedia)