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Another old castle - Delphisa - 11-11-2014

Winter is arriving now, but we had very nice days last month, one of october week-ends we had a memorable ride toward a famous old castle in Savoie : Miolans fortress, between Chambery and Albertville. I have often seen it from far away, passing in the valley by the motorway, but it is worth having a closer look, and also the small roads around it are worth motorbike touring, passing through vineyards and gently turning up and down on the mountain sides. About 50 miles from home (near by Grenoble), Miolans was a good waypoint for a half-day ride.

[url=https://picasaweb.google.com/jp.sembely/2014_10_25Miolans?authuser=0&feat=directlink]Picasaweb album of this day

Savoie vineyards began taking fall colors
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Arriving near by the Miolans castle
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Just under the castle
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Then we visited the place - no more weapons nor jails there, but gardens
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End of the afternoon, taking the way back home through other Savoie vineyards, Apremont area
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RE: Another old castle - the Ferret - 11-11-2014

So very cool! Bet it was something seeing those castles built by hand.

Another old castle - Cormanus - 11-11-2014

What glorious country, Delphissa. Great shots too.

RE: Another old castle - Pterodactyl_imp - 11-11-2014

Beautiful, sets off the CB nicely.

Cheers
And the vines in shot 1 look as though they may have been there for some time.

RE: Another old castle - emptysea - 11-11-2014

Awesome. <-- completely proper use of this overused word. Smile

RE: Another old castle - Pauley - 11-11-2014

Great pictures, Delphisia! Thanks.

RE: Another old castle - drodg33 - 11-11-2014

Awesome

RE: Another old castle - Rick Froscheiser_imp - 11-11-2014

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

RE: Another old castle - redbirds_imp - 11-12-2014

What beautiful scenery. Thanks for the great post.

RE: Another old castle - CA200_imp - 11-13-2014

You do a great job!