Transcript Allez, viens en Touraine!

Allez, viens en Touraine!
Le château de Chenonceau
Français II
Chapitres 5, 6, 7
Touraine
• recaptured from the English by Joan of
Arc in 1429 during the Hundred Years’
War (1337-1453)
• the playgroud of French kings from the
15th to the 17th centuries
• within a 60-km radius of the city of
Tours, there are over 200 châteaux
La Touraine, . . .
• . . . célèbre pour ses abondantes cultures
de fruits et de légumes et pour ses vignes,
est souvent appelée «le jardin de la
France». C’est aussi une importante
région historique. Les rois aimaient y
séjourner en raison de son climat doux et
de ses forêts abondantes en gibier*. Ils y
ont construit de merveilleux châteaux que
l’on connaît aujourd’hui sous le nom de
«châteaux de la Loire».
*game (animals)
Honoré de Balzac
1799-1850
• Ce grand écrivain a
écrit certains de ses
romans au château
de Saché, prés de la
ville de Tours.
René Descartes
• 1596-1650
• philosopher and
mathemetician
from the Touraine
region of France
• «Je pense, donc je
suis.»
François Rabelais
• c. 1494-1553
• priest, doctor,
author
• wrote Gargantua
and Pantagruel,
which satirized the
society of his time
and presented his
views on
education, religion,
and philosophy
Tours
• located within 60 km (37 mi) of some of
the lovliest châateaux in France
Le Château d’Ussé
• On dit que c’est le château
qui a inspiré à Charles
Perrault l’histoire de La Belle
au bois dormant.
Chenonceau
• http://www.chenonceau.com/media/fr
/index_fr.php
Chenonceau
• built
over the
Cher
River (a
tributary
of the
Loire
River)
Chenonceau
• Constructed in the 16th century
• Referred to as “le château des six femmes”
because of six influential women who
lived there at one time or another until the
19th century.
Chenonceau
• The two gardens
are named after
two of the
women:
Catherine de
Médecis and
Diane de
Poitiers.
Chenonceau
• During WWII, the Cher River formed part
of the boundary between northern,
occupied France and the southern,
unoccupied zone.
Chenonceau
• The château was sometimes used by
members of the French resistance to
smuggle Jews, prisoners, and downed
Allied aviators out of the occupied zone.
Chenonceau
• They would cross the river through the
gallery that Catherine de Médicis had built,
and exit safely through the door on the other
side of the river.
Chenonceau
• The floor of the
Médicis gallery
• Notice the black
and white
diamond-shaped
stones.
• See photo #7 on
p. 159.
Chenonceau
• Catherine de Médicis’s bedroom
Chenonceau
• The monumental spit in the kitchens of
the castle
Chenonceau
• View of the
entrance hall with
the characteristic
triangular ribbed
vaults
Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceaux
• The town of Chenonceaux is spelled with
an –x, unlike the name of the château
without the –x.
Villandry
• famous for its
16th-century
Renaissance
gardens
• Which part of
the château is
older than the
other?
• Why?
Montrésor
Azay-le-Rideau
Biltmore
• Asheville, NC, USA
Azay-le-Rideau
• known for its
main staircase,
which is straight
rather than spiral
Azay-le-Rideau
• the
donjon
(castle
tower) is
in the
middle of
the river
• donjon =
dungeon
Amboise
• royal château
• preferred residence of
Louis XI, Charles VIII,
and Français I
Amboise
• The tower on
the left side
has a huge
spiral ramp
that allowed
men on
horseback to
ride up to
meet with the
king.
Le Clos-Lucé
• Léonard de Vinci a habité ce beau
manoir près du château d’Amboise.
Le Clos-Lucé
• 15th century house made of brick and
stone
• François I convinced Leonardo da
Vinci, whom he named « the great
master in all forms of art and science, »
to live and work there.
Le Clos-Lucé
• The lower level contains scale models
made by IBM® from some of da Vinci’s
drawings: the first airplane, the first
self-propelled vehicle, the helicopter,
the parachute, the tank, the machine
gun, and the swing bridge.
Une note au sujet des châteaux
• There were both royal châteaux and
private châteaux built in Touraine.
• In general, the king had only one set of
furnishings, which was transported from
château to château as he traveled.
Une note au sujet des châteaux
• That is why many of the royal châteaux
are today quite sparsely furnished.
• In most private châteaux, a guest room
was always set aside for the king.
La Loire
• longest river in France
(1,020 km or 632.4 mi long)
Living in a château
• Why were most châteaux built beside a
river?
• What would it be like to live in an
ancient château that would make it
different from living in a modern home?
Quelques sites du web à visiter
• http://www.castlesfrance.net/chateauxloire/villandry.htm
• http://www.chateaux-de-la-loire.fr/
• http://www.castles.org/castles/Europ
e/Western_Europe/France/france13.ht
m (Chenonceau)
Recettes
• Poisson au beurre blanc
• Tarte Tatin
Poisson au beurre blanc
• un poisson (tout
poisson est bon,
saumon, cabillaud,
etc.)
• 2 échalottes
• 1 tasse de beurre 1
tasse de crème
fraîche
• persil
• Faire cuire le poisson.
• Dans une casserole, faire
fondre le beurre. Ajouter
la crème fraîche et tourner
vigoureusement. Ajouter
les échalottes coupées en
petits morceaux et le
persil. Saler et poivrer.
Verser sur le poisson au
moment de servir.
Recettes
Tarte Tatin
• The Tatin family had a hotel in LamotteBeuvron at the turn of the last century.
Caroline was in charge of welcoming
guests, while her sister Isabelle was in the
kitchen preparing meals. One day, Isabelle
forgot to put the dough in the pie dish
before putting the apples in. When she
realized her mistake, she decided to throw
the dough on top of the apples. She created
the “Tarte Tatin” (upside-down tart).
Recettes
Tarte Tatin
Pâte à tarte
• 2 tasses de farine
• ½ tasse de sucre
• ½ tasse de beurre
• 1 œuf
Garniture
• ¾ tasse de beurre
• 2/3 tasse de sucre
• 4 pommes épluchées
et coupées en
lamelles
Recettes
Tarte Tatin
Pâte à tarte
• Faire fondre le beurre. Placer la farine dans un
saladier. Faire un puits. Y mettre le sucre et l’ œuf.
commencer à mélanger doucement. Ajouter le
beurre petit à petit. Faire une boule du mélange .
Si la boule est trop beurrée, ajouter une ou deux
cuillères de farine. Laisser reposer pendant que
vous préparez les pommes et le reste de la
garniture.
Recettes
Tarte Tatin
Garniture
• Allumer le four à 350˚ F. Placer le beurre dans un
moule. Mettre le moule au four pendant 5 minutes.
Ajouter le sucre. Mettre de nouveau le moule dans
le four pendant 5 minutes. Mélanger de temps en
temps. Sortir le moule du four et ajouter les
pommes coupées. Etaler la pâte et la placer sur les
pommes. Mettre au four pendant 20 à 30 minutes.
Retirer dur four. Démouler la tarte sur le plat de
service. Servir tiède
Recettes