It’s hard to undestimate just how stunning the medieval fortress at
Angers really is… sitting imposingly in the centre of the town just a short stroll from the Christmas Market and Cathedral… it provided us with the perfect opportunity to add to our
History section of our growing ‘
Road Schooling‘ curriculum. What better place to stand on than one of the 17 enormous schlist/limestone tower ramparts and imagine how this castle has altered over the centuries… In fact, it links brilliantly to a guided tour we took around
Dubrovnik’s historic walls back in March… As we’d never even considered why the walls are sloped at the bottom, or the tricks castle builders used to decieve possible intruders… In fact, do you know why they did this, if not click the above link to find out?