Trip to Grignon

Courtyard of Chateau in Gignon, France.

Trip to Grignon

The last day of the workshop the group chose to take a trip to Grignon, a town with a chateau that looks like a mini-Versailles. It was the home of a daughter who received a series of letters from her mother (Madame de  Sevigne). The letters are poetic and witty and were later published in volumes of books. They are famous because the style brought letter writing into a proper art form. The town and chateau are both beautiful and charming. Through the years, many artists have visited Grignon and it has inspired many beautiful paintings, drawings and watercolors of the chateau and the grounds. It is worth a visit.

This is the entrance to the chateau.

path up to the chateau entrance

The chapel where Madame Sevigne is buried.

Chapel at Grignon
Chapel at Grignon

Walking through the town.

Entrance to the chateau.

Touring the inside of the chateau.

My selfies in the chateau.

There is a room in the chateau where you can sit and write a letter and it will be delivered postmarked from the chateau.

Later in touring the town, Jane found the shop of a ceramist who she had been looking for. This is her gallery.