. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. mpossible that it may be the mostbeautiful tributary of the Saone, except, of course, the Doubs,which is an ally rather than a tributary. The Azergues isscarcely more than forty miles long and flows entirely throughpicturesque valleys. Anse was an important Roman station andthere are still remains of Roman walls. Augustus had a palacehere which has long since disappeared, but some remains of it 31- Thc Saonc. were used to build a chapel that afterwards became a warehouse,the last state of an imperial dwelling.
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. mpossible that it may be the mostbeautiful tributary of the Saone, except, of course, the Doubs,which is an ally rather than a tributary. The Azergues isscarcely more than forty miles long and flows entirely throughpicturesque valleys. Anse was an important Roman station andthere are still remains of Roman walls. Augustus had a palacehere which has long since disappeared, but some remains of it 31- Thc Saonc. were used to build a chapel that afterwards became a warehouse,the last state of an imperial dwelling. Being anxious to reach Trevoux, where my correspondencewas awaiting me, I did not, to my regret, take the opportunityof visiting Anse to see the great mosaics which once adorned aGallo-Roman mansion, and, having been preserved and protectedin their place, are now classed as historical monuments. Thereis also a mediaeval castle at Anse, or the remains of one. It is probable that the Romans liked Anse because it is sowell supplied with water. One of the fountains has the ex- - -/T. Riottier fromthe South. tremely convenient property of flowing most-abundantly in timesof drought, like the most opportune charity. Opposite the mouth of the Azergues is the chateau of , which has the look of new masonry in old forms, butwho can look at St. Bernard, or anything else, when Trevouxcomes in si<jht ? O The approach to Trevoux from the north is made into a morecomplete picture than common, by the presence of some beauti-fully wooded islands and islets on the right hand exactly wherethey are wanted. The first thing visible is the old castle of A Summer Voyage*. 313 Trevoux on its commanding height, an octagonal keep, twoor three other towers, and some massive fragments of the con-necting walls. The keep is built in bands of differently colouredstone, but grey is the predominant colour of the ruins. As youapproach, the town itself becomes more distinctly visible. Itrises on a ve
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